Your Questions About Recycling
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Sandra asks…
where in Michigan can i get paid to recycle soup/tin cans?
You know the can’s your veggies, soups, coffee, etc. come in well i want to know where i can return them to, to be recycled and get money for… in michigan… thanks
The Expert answers:
Your neighbour will do it for free
David asks…
What can I do to recycle my cat food aluminum cans in Michigan?
My cat consumes about 80 cans per month (the small metallic cans). Do any of you know how to recycle them or what to do with them, other than throw them in a garbage bag…
It seems so much WASTE!
I live in metro-Detroit, Michigan
The Expert answers:
Check with your city. A lot of them have recycling programs. Where I live in Everett, WA, we have three bins – one for Newspaper, one for Mixed Paper and one for Cans and Bottles. I only recently started putting the cat food cans in there. It’s not really that hard to rinse them out and toss em in! If your city itself doesn’t have bins for your house or apartment I’m sure there’s places you can drop them off at.
Donald asks…
Where can I recycle water bottles in Michigan?
I know stores take pop bottles, but what about water bottles? If they dont take water bottles, where can I take them or how can I find out where to take them? I dont care about getting a refund or anything, I just dont want to throw them away.
The Expert answers:
Take them to the dump; there is always a “plastic” section that will take anything ya got 🙂
Donna asks…
Where Can I Find A List of Returnable Cans/Bottles?
I live in Michigan and run a recycling program at my high school. Where can I find a list of what we can and/or cannot return for some profit? Ex: we CAN return Diet Coke, but CANNOT return Aquafina. We want to recycle, but the extra profit for our recycling club will help us with our green projects.
The Expert answers:
I don’t know of a list…but I live in Michigan too and I know that the basic “rule of thumb” is that anything with carbonation is returnable.
For example, all pop bottles and cans (coke, diet coke, pepsi, etc), all energy drinks (Monster, Rock Star, Red Bull, etc), carbonated alcoholic beverages (beer, malt liquor, flavored beers such as Smirnoff, Joose, Four Loko, Sparks, etc) are all returnable.
Non-carbonated beverages are usually NOT returnable. Examples include bottled water, fruit juices, iced tea, liquor, wine, etc.
Hope this helps
John asks…
what is the definition of recyclable metal cans?
i’m writing bill on mandatory recycling in the state of michigan for youth in government,
and i need to know what the correct definition of recyclable metal cans is.
thanks !
The Expert answers:
Um, meal cans that you can recycle?
Ken asks…
In michigan, where can I go to get paid for aluminium cans?
274I know of several places I can go to rycycle and I am planning on recycling much more in the new year, however I
would like to know if anyone knows in michigan if there is a place to get paid for the cans and whatnot. Thanks
The Expert answers:
Cans can be recycled at any grocery store in Michigan. They are usually in front or rear of store, and give you a ticket for your value to take to the check-out. Works with glass, and plastic too.
Nancy asks…
Is there anywhere near walled lake michigan that I can recycle scrap wood and particle board?
I’m moving. I have some old furniture that is falling apart. It is not in good enough shape to reuse. I would like the wood and particle board to be recycled.
The Expert answers:
Here is a short list on pdf file
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/deq-ess-recycling-rmmd-scraplumber_206665_7.pdf
Joseph asks…
recycling my old computer in michigan?
i have a 7 yea old computer that still works, but has a few things wrong with it. i want to give it to an organization or something that will put it to good use for someone else to have or something, becuase it seems like a waste to throw it away. please give me a site that will help me, i live in MI. also, what do i have to do to my computer before i can recycle it? because i still have my data on it and everything, it just isn’t plugged in. what do i do about this and how can i recycle it? thank you
The Expert answers:
There are a million people like you out there with old systems so most organizations aren’t interested in taking them off your hands. I can’t help with local recycling laws or sites but I do know that you need to remove the hard drive from the system if it has any personal information–especially if you used it to manage your personal finances or chat with your mistress. 😉
You have two choices when it comes to cleaning off your hard drive.
1) Take it apart and break the disks with a hammer.
2) Format the disk and then (and this is a must) use a program like Erase to completely obliterate the data recorded there-on. Simply formatting will not erase the data. It’s relatively easy to retrieve with free software.
Hth
Lisa asks…
What can you recycle and get refunded for in Michigan?
I know you may recycle pop bottles, cans…but I wanted to know if you can recycle things like a shampoo bottle or something. As for glass, can you recycle things like wine bottles, pickle jars, etc? Remember, I am asking about the recycling where you get 10 cents per bottle or can. THANK YOU!
The Expert answers:
The only items you can get 10 cents for are items that you pay the 10 cent deposit on. Shampoo bottles, etc will not work. Most places do it via machine that reads the barcode and knows exactly what product is being presented.
If you live in Michigan, just return anything that you’ve put a deposit on. If you don’t live in Michigan, and have not paid the deposit, you may want to know that it is illegal to cross state lines and try to claim reimbursements for deposits that have not been purchased in state. It is a prosecutable offense.
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