Your Questions About Recycling
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Sandra asks…
Does anyone know someone who picks up used cardboard?
I HAVE GATHERED A LOT OF CARDBOARD BOXES AT MY BUSINESS AND I DONT WANT TO THROW THEM IN THE GARBAGE BECAUSE I KNOW ITS RECYCLABLE. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO PICK IT UP MAYBE ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. MY PLACE OF BUSINESS IS IN HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA. MOST RECYCLING CENTERS WON’T PICK UP UNLESS YOU HAVE 400 TONS OF IT. I COLLECT ABOUT 100 LBS. A MONTH. CAN ANYONE HELP?
The Expert answers:
. Yup, ask the grocery stores who collects their cardboard. Or most stores have lots of used cardboard. Maybe one of them will accept your small load. Or ask if you can throw your stuff in their compactor. I imagine they get paid for each bundle.
And you might want to back up a bit ON THE CAPITALS. They’re somewhat irritating. .
Mandy asks…
Recycling refund in Santa Rosa, California?
Where can I drop off some glass and plastic bottles and get a recycling refund in Santa Rosa, California? I just moved here from a state that doesn’t do the refund thing, so I don’t know how this works.
The Expert answers:
In California, if you have 50 bottle or cans of the same variety pre-counted, you can get the pre-container refund. If you have more than that or don’t want to fuss with counting, it’s done by weight.
If you don’t find the information from a Yahoo search, either ask at the Customer Service desk at a supermarket or phone the Reference Desk of the local library. You may wish to have a map in-hand when you do this, for reference then and later.
If you don’t want to bother with it, it should be easy-enough to find a neighborhood kid (or adult) who’ll do scheduled pick-ups (the refund goes to them or project of their choice then).
George asks…
recycling , alot of money ????????
i have a huge pile of aluminum can and i want to make the most money off of it any one know a place where they give a lot for it ?? i want a recycling center in california
thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Expert answers:
Just start phoning recycling centers near you (look in the yellow pages under recycling) and ask them how much they pay. It goes according to weight so you will have to guess how much you have.
Charles asks…
How much money do you get per pound of recycled aluminum cans or plastic bottles in California?
The Expert answers:
Because of the California Redemption Value… We get $1.85 for cans $.95 for plastic & $.10 for bottles… Per pound that is. In OC. There are hubdreds of recyclers here each offering different amounts but this is the best I have found in the last couple weeks. The state requires that a minimum be paid back to consumers of the equivilent of $.05 per beverage container. Some automated machines pay that, but at recycle yard on alluminum & glass you get a bit mor added in to the price per pound for the scrap value as well.
Robert asks…
Where’s the best place to RECYCLE CANS in San Jose, California?
The Expert answers:
You can go to the dumps or you can drop it off at a facility. Check out Recycle California at Bottles & Cans.com.
Http://www.bottlesandcans.com/where.php
Enter your zipcode. Since SJ has a ton of zip codes, I thought it would be best for you to do it.
James asks…
recycle paper in california?
can we recycle paper, and how much is it worth…please let me know a co worker and i are having a dispute 🙂
The Expert answers:
Yes you can recycle paper, both white and mixed. Mixed is newsprint, magazines, envelopes, colored, etc. The value fluctuates. It is a commodity and you can look at the sources provided to get an idea. Depends where you live in the state.
Lisa asks…
in california can grocery stores put a limit on how many cans and bottles they take for on site recycling?
The Expert answers:
Yes. The store I worked had machines and we the employees were always getting glass slivers in our clothing every time we emptied it. So we got rid of the machine completely.
Joseph asks…
How do I recycle a broken laptop?
I have a broken laptop, and i was wondering how to go about recycling this in southern California?
I mean it’s literally broken beyond repair. It’s broken into two. The screen and keyboard are no longer attached, and i don’t think they’ll ever be.
So, how do i recycle something like this? I don’t want to just throw it away. I want to recycle it.
Can anyone give me a list of recycling centers in southern California that would recycle this properly?
The Expert answers:
Http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/electronics/Collection/RecyclerSearch.aspx
Sharon asks…
I live in california and when I take bottles and cans to the?
recycling center, is it better to have them pay me by weight or by count. And if by weight, would i be able to fool them by putting non-california refund value bottles in there?
The Expert answers:
Its better by count because they already know the weight trick and the figure it in
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