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It’s a good place to live and bring up children (speaking as a mum of 2). Family values are still respected, and it is a society with rules and regulations and by & large which are followed

To answer the first person, Marijuana is not legal in any part of the country (laws apply throughout the country and not to specific parts such as Amsterdam!). Marijuana is tolerated under agreed conditions and hard drugs acted on stringently. The simple fact is that marijuana is not a big deal in the Netherlands (like it is with some foreign tourists). Actually the consumption rates in (e.g. Teenagers) is substantially lower here than in the rest of Western Europe

Taxes are relatively high compared with many countries in Europe, but you see this back in the services such as education, policing, and public amenities.

Recycling is actively promoted (already for many years).

The Netherlands was in the top 10 counties where people surveyed stated their “happiness”.

It is not all sun & roses of course. The climate is very different from Dubai. It does rain substantially more here (throughout the year). Also depending on where you live, there are areas of population density (e.g. In the Amsterdam-Den Haag-Rotterdam-Utrecht area) where the majority of industry is (and therefore people wanting to live close to work).

English is spoken in this same area to quite a high level considering it is not a native language, so you are able to get around (supermarket etc), but it is advisable to learn Dutch if you are settling here beyond e.g. 6 months so that you can experience life to the full

Many tv programs are purchased from the US & UK in English (and merely subtitled in Dutch below) so you are able to watch TV (and cinema movies) in English. There is a wide selection on offer and many international channels are available on satiliette & digital.

My experience of Dubai is limited to my dealing with colleagues and business associates there (my former company had a warehouse there & a distributor). Of course over dinner we were able to discuss life in Dubai.

Anyway, I have experience with many foreign nationals (from working in an International company) who live here in the Netherlands, and the vast majority throuroughly enjoy their time here and relish the experience of living here

So personally would say, if you have the opportunity, to take it with both hands. It is a great experience for both personal growth and of course for your cv!

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The only thing rats and hamsters have in common are the fact that they are both rodents!
What are you feeding your rat? The food you are giving him/her may be too high in Protein, and causing a skin irritation, you also didn’t mention a cage mate, if he/she doesn’t have one, you should get a second, it may also be a condition called “Barbering” which is excessive grooming, and is a sign that he is needing a cage mate, if you don’t have a second rat, get one that is younger & smaller, that way there will be less of a chance that they will fight for dominence. Try giving your rat a small piece of whole wheat bread soaked in Olive Oil as a treat, or put a few drops of Olive Oil on his back, this will help if it’s just dry skin. I know it looks painful for him, but rats do not have pain sensors in their skin, so he’s not in any pain, I’m not saying that it doesn’t itch…but he’s certainly not in any pain. I feed my rats a mix of Oxbow Regal Rat food, and Suebee’s rat diet (www.ratsrule.com) It’s very unlikely that he has mites or lice, you’d see those.
But the bedding could also be his issue! Soft Wood beddings like Cedar & Pine have toxic essential oils in them that can wreak havoc with your little friends immune system, and upper respritory tract, in fact, the phenols in these woods can cause the cells of the URS to break down, collapse the treachea and Kill him! Please switch to a Hardwood bedding (Aspen is a type of wood-not a “brand”) or a recycled paper bedding like Care Fresh, or Yesterdays News! I wish you the best of luck, and please email me to let me know how he’s doing!

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I asked my mom this same question when I was 5. She gave me a few ideas and I started my first business at 5. Eventually I had other kids working for me.

This is what I did:
a) Offered to take the neighbors trash bags to the dumpster once a week.
B) Offered to pick up the trash, paper and leaves that had blown into the their front lawns.
C) Asked for soda bottles that they wanted to get rid of then I recycled them.
D) Scavenged for soda bottles to recycle (they were not recycling cans at that time)
e) Started a kool-aid stand.
F) Eventually hired other neighborhood kids to do all of the above and I paid them a percentage of what we collected. Even when they were doing all the work I still made money off their efforts because most of the other kids were more interested in being a part of something than the money they earned. I also told the other kids that we would have a party with some of the money I made so they gladly gave me the money and I paid them a percentage of it.

Later I ordered both greeting cards and seeds from a comic book (no money up front). Then I began selling them door to door. I usually sold out whatever I was selling in one day and had to re-order. People like helping kids out and are impressed when they see that they are ambitious at a young age.

At 12 I bagged groceries and carried them to people’s car for them for tips.

At 13 you could start a business mowing your neighbors grass. Setting their trash containers on the curbside and then returning them on trash day. Running errands. Washing neighbors cars at their house (Waxing them too if you’re good) …anything they are willing to pay you to do (legal of course).

If you, at 13 can buy candy wholesale you could make really good money selling it in parking lots outside of busy stores or wherever their is traffic. Chocolate bars do very well. (Go to http://www.worldsfinestfundraising.com ) Your success or failure at this will depend totally upon your approach. Follow the example of kids who are doing fundraisers. But be honest and tell them that you are just trying to raise money for yourself for whatever your reason is for needing money. Many people love helping young kids and will buy it just to help you out. They will also pay a bit more than the candy would cost in the store.

Many ways to make money online but that requires some technical know-how. The experiences from asking this question at a very young age led me to operate a number of different businesses and eventually get rich from my efforts. (It is a fact that most successful entrepreneurs have the experience of having asked this question at a young age.

Once you find that you can actually make your own money and create your own income stream you will NEVER be limited by a JOB as most people are. Seeking the answer to your question, acting on it and actually putting money in your pockets from your own entrepreneurial efforts will change your life so whatever you do…. Don’t give up on this pursuit.

Good luck and hope this helps.

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Muslims are bloodthirsty liberals.

MUSLIMS, these questions are for YOU.

Muslims state that they believe that the Bible is a book filled with pornography, and quoted Gen 19:32 where Lot made his two daughters pregnant.
My Question is: Do you feel that the Bible should be removed from every library in Canada? And are you comfortable with the fact that your prophet Muhammad married a six year old child, when he was 55 years old? Do you think this is a good story to tell children?

Muslims proudly quote several passages in the Koran 30:48; 24:43, as scientifically accurate explanations of the hydrologic water cycle.
My question is: given the fact the Bible had already fully documented the hydrologic water cycle 1600 before the Koran in Job 36:27-28, and 3 other passages (Eccl 11:3; Job 26:8; Eccl 1:6-7), doesn’t this proof Muhammad merely copied the scientific facts of the hydrologic water cycle directly from the Bible? (Clouds hold water: Eccl 11:3; Job 26:8; Rivers recycle water: Eccl 1:6-7; Evapouration: Amos 9:6)

The Islamic religion teaches that Jesus Christ was a practicing Muslim.
My question is: is this any less ridiculous than if Christians said Muhammad was a practicing Buddhist?

Informed Christians know there is no passage in the Koran that says the Bible is lost altered or corrupted.
My question is would you please list all the passages you know where the Qur’an says the Bible that was in the hands of the Christians at the time of Muhammad had been corrupted?

“myo” can you answer these questions for me, muslim? And just so you know, wikipedia is not reliable, people go on there and create accounts and they post whatever garbage they want. So good luck fighting with false information.

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Volunteering to help the charities you feel are most worthy. This will cost you nothing but some time and help them to either raise funds or maybe even go to places that have problems and assist them directly by digging wells, educating people or whatever.
If you do go traveling you can take your camera to take images of the issues you see these images can the be published on the web to show the 1st world what is really going on.

However be advised that it’s really not to nice out there! Having spend 10 months in Africa I have seen children maimed on purpose to give them a ‘job’ begging and other such things. This is sadly one of the side effects of some charities, some people come to rely on them.
If the world continues to be the same, or worse with millions of people hungry, homeless or unemployed, and inflicted by Aids and other diseases—a time will come for widespread epidemic and wars, misery and chaos.

It is therefore important to improve living conditions, to grow more crops, and to find better ways for human beings to survive. A person can change society if he is diligent, responsible and has special skills or knowledge. Govts must endeavor to send every child to school, to create jobs and produce enough food for their people.
Collectively, individuals will change the nation, and many nations in unity and with positive goals, will change the world.

I try to recycle all kinds of items, to help those who are disadvantaged, and to influence certain people in daily life and here, to follow and recognize certain positive and healthy norms of society, universal truths, etc and to aim to create harmony, right thinking and peace wherever they are.

The Internet is the best platform to change the world in attitudes about race, religion, values and virtues–but it must strive to embrace morals. You could help your organization and society in some beneficial ways to effect positive changes. And there has never been a more ideal time in history than to start now–new changes, world order, renaissance, whatever–and to proceed in a sensible, civilized and peaceful manner without the need of resorting to rockets, tanks, mine-fields, nuclear bombs, invasions, terrorism, fear and intimidation !

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No, I was excited at first about ethanol. But, now realize even if every field in America was devoted to fuel corn it would not meet the need. So that would obviously create many new problems. Like hunger. And, some say it uses too much fuel to produce to make sense. It’s only a partial fix. And, I have no idea how bio-fuel would ever work. If you’re referring to bio diesel only so many cars in a given area could be supported. I just saw a show another documentary on Chernobyl so that’s not my cup of tea. I know it was a poor plant but it’s not worth the risk to me. It even threatened the underground fresh water supply for Russia.

I vote for live near your job, hydrogen hybrid cars, solar for your home, and buying quality products that are not junk! Recycle too.

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Are you erasing the entire drive or just files and free space? Third party drive cleaner programs call it incinerator, cleaner, shredder they all usually just write X’s and O’s several times on the whole drive and delete them. Usually you can pick the # of times or the type of shredding or incinerating you want to do.

I have a program that incinerates files it works like trash bin but just does a better job of deleting the files from the hard drive in fact it replaced my recycle bin with a red incinerate bin.

Good luck

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I’m going by the fact you don’t indicate there are physical indications (not software related indications) that the disk drive isn’t working. If it still makes sounds and whirrs and what have you then it may actually still be working.
I’m guessing the autorun function has been turned off if you’re using a Windows OS. This is actually a very good idea, and very sound practice. Why? Malware and nasties come from all sorts of sources, including portable devices used on other computers, flash drives for instance. The number of times I’ve had my pen drive/flash drive whatever and taken it to the internet cafe or something, downloaded some songs or whatever, and some douchebag has decided to stick in a hidden folder called Rescycle Bin on my pen drive to try and catch me out? Countless times. It’s always the same one too! It’s the same dumbass who can’t spell recycle for toffee which insults me the most of all never mind the fact some dolt is trying to give my system a load of problems. So don’t sweat it. It doesn’t just happen with pen drives, but also cover cds on magazines when the nice people from the relevant PC mags decide not to do the best job of checking for viruses or malware.
Just open up your explorer, the link for the drive should be in there, and go from that. Don’t panic over something that isn’t that much of a big deal…especially when it is actually more of a help than a hinderance – and believe me when I say it is a HUGE help.

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I like and agree with the idea that they don’t want to burden the planet and use things that would otherwise go to waste but…………
I am repulsed by the fact that they choose not to work, that they still think it’s their right to have access to the NHS, NHS dentists and local schools.
That to me is shocking, they are apparently, as part of freeganism trying to lead people to a better lifestyle but they are (Judging by the couple on wife swap) to dam lazy to get a job, even in a recycling plant!
Whats wrong with being a freegan but still working?
Still paying taxes?
Still making a contribution towards society?
I can’t help but kind of admire the idea of freeganism but in my opinion they are going about it @rse about face!

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Http://www.mass.gov/dep/recycle/reduce/recyclin.htm

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No, there is no “deposit” on bottles and such in Florida. I have a friend who moved to Key West a number of years ago and was heartbroken to see all those soda and beer cans and bottles lying around that he couldn’t pick up and exchange for cash, like you can here in New York state. My pal Marshall used to make forty or fifty dollars a week picking up and returning those things up here. He recently moved back to upstate New York, and is happily back into bottle exchanging…

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Usually locally we take it to either the pepsi company or shoprite. Im not sure if you have shoprite in ohio but the pepsi company will usually cash your recycled cans/bottles.
I hope this helps,
mkaymichelle 🙂

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Spring Grove Avenue near Marshall, west side of the street. Garden Street Iron and Metal.

They also have a location in Harrison.

Http://www.gardenst.com/default.php

They’re good people. Bring your driver’s license.

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On the side of a recycleable bottles and cans there is an are which has the abbrevation of states and the amount of money someone paid when they bought it.

The state you live in determines how much you get back. Usually 5c-10c.

In California if you turn in less then 50 items they count them and give you 5 cents back for each. If it is more than 50 items they weigh them. You usually get more money if they count them.

When you recycle, unless you are getting cans and bottles from other people, you are simply getting the your money back.

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It just depends on what the recycling place takes. You should check at the place where you’re taking your cans and find out what they’ll pay for other stuff.

Some places will pay for newspapers, but the amount tends to be so low that it’s not worth the trouble for the average Joe to pack papers to the center.

I would probably take whatever the center will accept and not worry about the dollar amount. The main benefit from recycling is the good karma from thinking green … But that’s green as in the earth, not green as in your wallet.

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Yes but not many monay

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Recycling cans for money, why not? Our finite supply of resource..minerals, gas and oil are getting exploited in an unimaginable way. Then through promotion of consumerism, they produce things that don’t last so you have to keep buying and buying. The results? More and more trash, environmental cost to produce these items, toxic waste is generated in the process and waste disposal is another big issue.Government should subsidize to encourage recycling. The price is dictated by the market at the moment.They should be crushed and as many as you like. Depends which country you are, you should check with the department that provide these facilities.

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Go to www.earth911.org to locate local recycle centers then use the contact info to see what they pay.

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Number 6 plastic is polystyrene. NYC does not currently recycle number 6 plastic (see below). However, if you really want to recycle it, there is a way (see the text after “EPS National Mail-Back Option”).

The majority of polystyrene products are currently not recycled due to a lack of suitable recycling facilities. Furthermore, when polystyrene is “recycled”, it is not a closed loop because polystyrene cups and other packaging materials are usually recycled into fillers in other plastics, or other items that cannot themselves be recycled and are thrown away. Thus, polystyrene is not really recyclable, so you best bet is to try to lower your consumption of products packaged in polystyrene.

At present, the NYC’s recycling program accepts ONLY plastic bottles and jugs. CHECK THE NECK: if it’s smaller than the body, put it in the recycling bin. If it is NOT a bottle or jug, put it in the regular garbage.
Over 90% of all plastic bottles and jugs are made of #1 PET and #2 HDPE (ALSO SEE information on the recycling arrows ). Other plastic items, including tubs, trays, pots, toys, and bags, may be composed of any number of other resins (PS, LDPE, PVC, etc.) that are present in extremely low quantities in our waste stream. See what’s in NYC’s waste.
Plastic resins must be sorted by type before they can be used to make new products. The presence of even small quantities of “contaminating” resins can ruin an entire batch of recycled plastic. Markets for recycled plastic are strong for PET and HDPE due to their significant presence in the waste stream and consumer commodities. Markets for other resins, due to their relatively small presence in the material economy, are weak or lacking. For both reasons, it is economically and environmentally advantageous to concentrate on HDPE and PET recycling over other resins.
While some plastic yogurt and other wide-mouth containers are composed of #2 plastics, some are composed of other plastics, such as #5 (polypropylene) plastic. Wide-mouth containers or plastic bags made from #2 plastics can’t be recycled along with #2 plastic bottles because they are formed differently and have different melting points.
In other municipal recycling programs in the U.S., such as San Francisco, residents are encouraged to recycle all plastics in order to maximize the recycling rate of HDPE and PET. If residents do not have to think about which plastic to recycle or to discard, the thinking goes, they will recycle more overall. In such programs, non-HDPE and non-PET resins are usually sorted out and discarded at the recycling plant. The labor and disposal costs involved are justified by the higher yield of HDPE and PET that “all plastics” programs achieve. In New York City, high labor and transportation costs suggest that such an approach is not worth the expense and extra citizen effort.

EPS National Mail-Back Option

If there is no EPS recycling in your community please send it via U.S. Postal Service or other carrier to the address below. Average shipping fees range from $1.50-$9.00 based on the total packaging weight. To maximize your EPS recycling efforts via the mail-back option we recommend the following:

1. Make sure the EPS is clean and free of any plastic film, loose parts or glued-on cardboard.

2. To increase the amount of EPS in each shipping container, it can be easily broken or cut into smaller pieces so that more foam can fit in individual boxes. AFPR will also recycle the corrugated boxes used to ship the EPS.

3. When shipping EPS biomedical coolers simply tape the top and bottom pieces together with shipping tape and apply the label and postage directly to the EPS. An outer, corrugated box is not necessary.

4. AFPR does not accept extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam including meat trays, cups, egg cartons or other disposable foodservice items for recycling.

5. Prepare shipping label and affix postage for delivery to:

Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers
1298 Cronson Boulevard, Suite 201
Crofton, MD 21114 USA

6. To facilitate shipping from home, the United States Postal Service (USPS) provides numerous options for printing labels and/or postage using online resources. This convenience also allows you to have the shipment picked up by your local USPS carrier as outbound mail.

EPS can be identified by the number 6 plastic resin identification code. Many types of foam plastic are not clearly marked; if you have questions please contact AFPR at (410) 451-8340 for clarification. To obtain information about other recycling opportunities, including foodservice, rigid durable goods and other plastics, please check the U.S. & Canadian Recycled Plastic Markets Database. For loose fill “peanut” recycling please visit the Plastic Loose Fill Council or call the Peanut Hotline at 800-828-2214.

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The bags made from corn are one option, and paper is better than plastic because it will decompose much faster.
For me personally, I use paper bags from the grocery store from when I don’t have enough canvas bags that day. I have also reduced my garbage by composting my food, recycling, and buying less (especially buying less of the overpackaged items). I now throw out one paper bag of garbage about every three weeks to every month, and it doesn’t even smell bad. :}

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There are recycle stations usually around the town. You can get glass, plastic and aluminum in different bags/containers and bring them to these stations/centers. They even pay you money for it in some places.
Just keep in mind, usually everything you recycle or most of it end up in the land-field anyway. The other part goes to China for recycling. So usually it double or triple the cost of the products that made from recycled materials. And to just ship all that garbage a lot of fuel and energy spent. But who really cares?

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I’d use the paper bags for the kitty box and recycle the others.

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Where I live,even though I don’t pay the bill,we have to pay for garbage($30 a month) AND recycling($60 a month) separately. And the recycling people don’t pick up glass or plastic bags. It would make more sense for them to either make it free or reduce the price but they want to line their pockets too. It’s ridiculous and stupid but they know it’s now a need and they can make a quick buck. (Garbage and recycle people only pick up once a week and the recycling can is so small that a 5 year old couldn’t fit in it. If you want to upgrade to a bigger can you have to pay $85.)

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Boston’s recycling program (for example) specifically says no plastic bags.

Cereal bags can be used in place of wax paper, parchment paper, and sandwich bags in many cases. Here is a list of ideas for re-using them.
Http://www.betterbudgeting.com/articles/frugality/cerealbagliners.htm

Some grocery stores accept plastic bags in bins near their entrance. This is a tool that will help you find drop-off locations in your area:
http://www.plasticbagrecycling.org/01.0/

The drop-offs typically accept the following:
* Grocery bags
* Retail bags (hard plastic and string handles removed)
* Paper towel and toilet paper plastic wrap
* Plastic newspaper bags
* Plastic dry cleaning bags
* All clean, clear bags labeled with a #2 or #4
Unfortunately, cereal bags are not mentioned specifically, so call to verify acceptable materials before visiting the drop-off location.

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They both have polythylene in them, which is terrible. But i found this website that has recycled garbage bags…you should use these (it’s the second source)

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Assuming that you intend to reuse it for its original intended purpose (to store garbage) then it’s more than okay. Recycling garbage bags is not just economical, it’s good for the environment! Just remember to disinfect your hands everytime you handle them.

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At some stores and groceries they now have bins you can throw your plastic bags in to recycle. I’ve seen them at a couple of Walmarts. I normally use them as trash bags in the bathrooms for the small waste baskets. Or sometimes I’ll store them and use them as protective stuffing or void stuffing for Christmas presents. They also come in handy whenever you are moving. Use them to wrap and pad your glassware and other breakable items.

Some of the larger bags can be used as sort of a raincoat in an emergency by cutting out holes for your head and/or arms to go through.

Sometimes I’ll use them as a lunch bag. Another good use is to use them as protective plastic sheeting for in case you spill something so you won’t have to vaccuum it up off the carpet. Or you can sometimes tape it against the wall for doing paint touch ups on your house walls. Or you can use them under a model toy when you or your kid is gluing a model together so they don’t get glue on the table.

I’ve even seen them used as quick plastic booties so someone doesn’t track in dirt into a house when doing remodeling or coming in from outside in the rain. A couple bags and a large rubber band does the trick.

I also use them for storage. I re-use my Christmas bows and I stick them in a plastic bag when I’m done and reuse them next year. And some of the Christmas ornaments and decorations are much easier to keep and store in plastic bags such as the tinsel strands and bead strands and bows.

And finally, if I don’t need a plastic bag I don’t take one. If you have one or two items, why do you you really need a bag if you can carry them by hand?

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The recycle bin’s capacity may have been set to zero.
If it has:

1. Right clik on the recycle bin icon
2. Choose properties
3. Uncheck the “Do not move file to the …” Box if it has been checked off.
4. You may need to set the recycle bin capcity. Simply slides the bar to maybe 5%. Or 10 for a bigger size.

Check out this microsoft article for more info.

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Restore Recycle Bin (Windows XP):

1. Right-click an empty area of your desktop
2. Select Properties
3. Click the Desktop tab
4. Click the Customize button
5. Click Restore Default
6. Exit all windows and restart your computer

Restore Recycle Bin (Vista):

1. Right click the Vista Desktop
2. Click on Personalize
3. Select: ‘Change desktop icons’
4. At the Desktop Icon Settings, place a tick next to: ‘Recycle Bin’.

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The recycle bin can be found by 1) going to Start, then 2) Search, and then 3) typing in recycle bin in the search box. This should bring up the recycle bin. You can then click and drag it to your desktop. Good Luck!

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You can use the Microsoft Fixit program to put the recycle bin on your desktop:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810869

Howard

P.S. I see that what you really want is to automatically EMPTY the recycle bin.
This website shows how to do exactly this thing.

Http://www.technixupdate.com/empty-recycle-bin-by-simply-clicking-a-desktop-shortcut-or-through-command-prompt/

P.P.S. I downloaded the file and followed the directions and I have a nice “Empty Recycle Bin” icon to click on – in addition to the regular Recycle Bin icon. It seems to work well, but it momentarily opens a DOS-like window. The window appears and disappears so fast one can barely see it. In general I like this Empty Recycle Bin Icon.

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The fact is u cant delete recycle bin. It jst got hidden!!! If u r using vista or windows 7 click on start then type desktop icon -then click on show or hide desktop icons – a dialog box will appear showing ‘DESKTOP ICON SETTINGS’ cheak on the select box near the recycle bin menu, then select ‘OK’.
HERE UR PROBLEM IS SOLVED.
Another way is click on control panel-personalization( a dialog box will appear)- then on left hand side click on desktop icon settings.

Another way is select run program -there type ‘GPEDIT.MSC’ then press enter
now a dialog box will appear there on left hand side
*expand ‘Administrative Templates’
*then click on desktop
*there find ‘Remove Recycle Bin Icon from Desktop’ on the right hand box
*double click on the above file
*a property window will appear then select ‘Not Configured’ option then click ‘OK’.
*now log off the desktop.

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Hi,

If it is a large amount of data it wont store in Recycle bin.

Windows-based computers have file allocation tables. These tables tell the system at which location on the disk a file can be found. When you drop a file on a certain location, the table is updated, then read by the system to find the file when requested.

When a file is deleted (dropped into the recycle bin), the system simply changes the first few bytes of the file handle in some way, to “mark” the file as deleted in the allocation table. However, the space the file occupies isn’t made available at first, not until the file is voluntarily removed from the recycle bin. This gives you the opportunity to “recover” the file (by undoing the handle changes made by the system). Once the file is “emptied’ from the bin, the system marks the space as available, so other files can overwrite it. That’s when it really gets deleted.

This is why it’s possible to recover deleted or ’emptied’ files with some work and the proper tools.

This is why all computer users need two things:

1. Backups of all critical files.

2. The ability to ask themselves if they really want to delete the file, and if they backed it up.

Good Luck,
JA

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Once you empty the recycle bin, the files should be deleted and not come back to the recycle bin.
There are some software programs that can recover deleted files but there is also software to securely delete sensitive information. Try searching for ‘secure delete’ or similar. Or check out Eraser:
http://www.heidi.ie/node/6

Also, a quick shortcut is to use SHIFT + DELETE when deleting a file, rather than just delete. This will bypass the recycle bin and delete the file immediately.

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It would be stupid to actually delete the recycle bin but it sounds like you don’t want to see it on your desktop anymore. My friend had this problem when he tried to make his pc look like a mac. Right click anywhere on your desktop and then go to, Arrange Icons By, then uncheck show desktop icons. This will make it so that you have no icons on your desktop. Also if you want files to skip the recycle bin and just get deleted right click the recycle bin, click properties and check the box that says, Do not move files to Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted. This way you dont need to show your icons every so often and empty your recycle bin, It will always be empty.

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Emptying your Recycle Bin does NOT remove the items from your machine… It just deletes it from the directory. The actual contents, however are still there and it does make your computer appear to have some more space.

Deleting through the Recycle Bin just puts the contents up for overwriting,

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Use many sites there is

http://www.sellit-right.com and http://www.craigslist.com

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¶The first step is to open the properties menu from the Recycle Bin on the desktop
“Right click” and select “Properties” from the context menu

once in the properties dialogs change the setting from global to manage individual drives

then change the setting for the individual drive with the problem to 0% and
also select the “Do Not Move Files to the Recycle Bin” check box
click apply

open windows explorer and navigate to that drive

that should wipe all the files out of the bin on that drive

next step try and delete the RECYCLER folder again

in windows explorer select the option to display folders in the left pane

then right click on the RECYCLER folder in the left pane

press and hold the shift key and press the D key

if it still says “in use …”

then the next step is to get the tool from MS website called Process Explorer

once you have Process Explorer
run it

in the “Find” menu is
“Find Handle or DLL …”

type in the find dialog

RECYCLER

close every RECYCLER “handle” that appears in the search results

after all the handles are closed

go back to the drive in windows explorer and attempt to delete again

if you still can not delete
then your system is still running an infected file locking the RECYCLER folder

a clean system can delete the RECYCLER folder from any administrator account, limited accounts are a no go.

Side Note:
RECYCLER – (all Caps) is created on FAT & FAT32 Disks
Recycled – is created on NTFS Disks
These folders are created only when a file is deleted from within windows explorer or an explorer based file dialog
even when the Recycle Bin is set to 0%
When “Shift+Delete” is used then the file(s) are just bombed and no Recycle Bin folder is created.

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RECYCLER virus = autorun.inf worm.

It won’t format because of autorun.inf worm.

Http://experi3nc3.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/flash-disinfector-by-subs/

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Http://www.newellrecycling.com/compliance_guide.pdf

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AVG is not a good ‘remover’ of infections – it is more of a scanner –
You need Malwarebytes and SUPERantispyware to remove infections –
You could also use Spybot S & D and Ad Aware to remove problems –
All these programs are free to D/load and use – (Just Google them –

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Install AVG Free version and Malwarebytes.com free version. Should kill anything. Works everytime.

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Empty the recycle bin!

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If I am right, recycler is the place where windows stores information about the files you have deleted, this information is used by some undeleters (programs that bring back deleted files) to bring the files back. If you think you will ever need to bring back your files, do not delete it. If you are sure and desperate about deleting it, use unlocker , one of my favorite and yet small application. Here is the URL http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

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Http://www.bleuken.com/2008/07/01/preventing-and-removing-autoruninf-virus/ Go here and use this information. Bleuken is a programmer and has helped me on many occasions very smart when it come to these and other problems.

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We live in Ohio & we have recycle bins . They are dark green & every one is supose to put card board , bottles , some types of medel cans , news paper , plastic . Any thing that you would recycle in them . Some times we have to much for the ben so we put it in a card board box next to the ben . The trash man knows what belongs to the recycle truck .
Some citys sort things after they get to the sorting building , but they give us the bins to save time & money . Our trash bill per month is real cheap because of recycleing . If you saw card board flattened & bundled & setting close to the trash cans , it is not picked up by the trash truck , we are supose to do it that way & the recycle truck pickes it up with the rest of the recycle stuff .
Our city picks up & composts leafs . Christmas trees & other trees from storms . We can go there & get compost to mix with dirt for gardens , We are blessed we have a city & trash people that do things right .
We do care in Jelly city in Ohio

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Wow…i hope you’re being sarcastic.

Yes, i worry about the environment.

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I suppose it is counter productive, but the answer would depend on how your trash is handled. Do you have to cart that somewhere yourself or is it picked up for you?

Where I live, the trash and recycling are picked up in separate bins, but there are also drop-off locations for those who have large cardboard boxes or a one-time load of recyclables.

What isn’t recycled here is burned in an incinerator. The metals are reclaimed from the ash, and the heat from combustion is used to make electricity for 75,000 homes. The remaing ash is used to make “ashphalt” for paving streets.

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In the UK there’s the TPS to not list your phone number. You can also use this service to have your physical address removed from all of those unwanted mailing lists.
Save the trees :o)

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I am not a trendy type person but I am excited about the milk
and vegetables and then maybe the meat. I have long thought pesticides in the food caused cancer ( one of the causes ) and the hormones also. The other green products at this point are too expensive.

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Thanks for that warning.

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Common human decency is limited to when actually conversing with each other.

Remove any fear of retribution from other parties, like by putting them in cars or behind a computer screen, you get people only too happy to be aggressive, safe in the knowledge that no retribution will come to them.

This is a good example of how much empathy plays a part in society.

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What’s badling?

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I’m work in the school system by day. Though I’m not a teacher, I found myself in the same and situation as you. I have in the last year really come a long way. I too had to deal with the seminars and the goons with the tapes and chalk boards, but after 100 strikeouts I finally found a great use of my time and effort and something that suits my comfort level. Try these guys out. Great info and it really worked for me, plus it didn’t cost anything. Http://PartTimeNightJob.info

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The EPA who oversees the protection of our Environment is a great resource. Not only can you find informaton, they have training and kid resources to help you promote good ecology.

Besides the typical paper, plastic, glass, and aluminum, have people save their steel cans from soup and vegetables. Often an item that goes in the trash. Any steel yard will take those willingly. If they dont have the stackable bottom, zip the bottoms off so they can be flattened.

But wait…. Did you know that this same can might be used to plant next years vegetable garden. Stick the can in the ground less bottom, and plant the seeds inside. The plant grows up, the roots grow well below the bottom and the can itself, being food grade, will desinigrate after a few years leaving minerals in the soil. Plus, it makes it so easy to identify and manage a garden.

How about mixing egg shells into the soil as a source of calcium. Putting scraps like potato peelings, vegetables, and the like into a pile in the garden will break down and can be tilled right in as well.

Other than a few minor meat scraps, you have pretty much saved all your trash into a useful purpose.

But wait, there’s more. The little pull ring on most cans IS ALUMINUM. So is the little pour spout on your dishwaher powder. Magnets are great things for kids to learn with. Aluminum wont stick to a magnet so it’s fun for them to identify what target items can be separated.

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Cheap I believe some do it for free so that thay can make a profit from it by selling the byproduct

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You might talk with the New york waste commission at the state level. They would have some idea of the quantity. While some may dump it illegally, there are also those who burn it as fuel for heat. They don’t show up in the numbers, they just get lumped in with those dumping illegally.

Total US? EPA or API might have soe estimates.

You can also check here http://www.wastenews.com and http://www.resourcerecyclingmagazine.com

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No its not recycled, we are being forced to do it by government (local, state, federal) out of control.. I used to go to disposal facilities (TSDFs) and audit them. When plastic comes in, there is too much of it to be recycled. (Plastic also has a “memory” and when you make a new bottle, the limit for recycled plastics is somewhere around 10%, otherwise bottle will not be strong enough. Also plastic prohibited for medicinal use.) So they actually have to pay people to throw all the 2 liter plastic bottles back onto a conveyor belt that takes the waste to the incinerator. (If all the bottles were dumped onto belt at once, it would not burn evenly and it would exceed emission limits for dioxin.)

The other thing that happens to valuable scrap like aluminum cans, is that on the night they are recycled, “independent contractors” drive around and take all the AL & throw it into their pick-ups to sell the next day.

So the gov run recycling programs collect a lot of worthless crap (plastic & newspaper) that actually makes the disposal of these items MORE expensive. When these were planned out 15 years ago, this was not a result they considered. If it was industry, they would know the next year that they were losing money, and that would be the end of the program. But we all know that is not how gov works. They just do whatever it is they did the day before.

Here is a link to a Princeton Report that shows recycling WASTES money & energy.
Http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-202.html

This has been a pet peeve of mine, but no-one will listen. Al Gore, Greenpeace, and the MSM have everyone mesmerized into believing a false green god. Science appears to be a casualty of this belief.

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352/550 = 0.64. This is your proportion = p.

The estimated value of sigma is ?(p(1-p)/n) = 0.0204

look in your z table and find the z value for 98%. It’s 2.33. Remember here you need to split the 2% with 1% on either side of the curve. So in the table, you want the z for a 99% probability.

So the CI is p + 2.33(0.0204) and p – 2.33(0.0204)

= (0.592, 0.687)

i don’t know if you’re familiar with continuity correction. In this example, you can get a slightly more accurate answer with it. You’d simply add 0.5/n to the upper limit, and subtract 0.5/n to the lower limit. 0.5/550 is 0.0009, so it’s not much of an improvement. Not worth it really.

Cheers.

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This course taught me a lot. Firstly, I learned just how powerful communication can be. Each culture or country is very socially diverse and we ought to learn their ways of addressing their children, adults, elders, and other individuals. Though we may have very diverse opinions, you do not have to dig too deeply to find our outstanding similarities. We have to find a way to express the diverse opinions in a way as not to offend the opposing party. I discovered just how essential group work is. I learned much from the members of my group, about their opinions and cultures and this resulted in our becoming friends. I also learned a lot researching for my essays and group project. During my research on recycling, I learned just how beneficial it can be. You never realize how much of your belongings are recycled. I also enjoyed my professor’s organized teaching technique; it was very clear and each assignment was written on the blackboard after class. My favorite part of the course was the group discussion board. I got to communicate and share my opinions with people I never would have otherwise. I enjoyed the second reflection assignment, about friendship. It made a great impact on me because it made me realize how hard it is to find a best friend in our time and that we need to keep friendship strong and respect each other. Overall, this course was very absorbing and informative, I am greatful to have had the chance to attend it.

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I have learned a lot from this course, most importantly, that communication is very powerful. Each culture has a particular way of watching and perceiving the world. When we communicate with someone, we need to know whom are we addressing; child, adult, friend, etc. We all have varying beliefs and opinions that must be respected, and we must find the best way to explain or understand what one wants to say. I learned that group work is very essential; through our discussion, I have learned about my group members’ cultures and thoughts of a particular subject. I spoke to people I would have otherwise not spoken to, and we have also became friends through our communication with one another. Finally, I acquired information while researching my essay topic and group project. When researching for my group presentation on the subject of recycling, I learned which products can be made from post-consumer materials and how we can benefit from this important process. It is amazing to learn how to make a handbag from recycled candy wrappers, something I have never given thought. I also enjoyed the group discussion board and the professor’s techniques in teaching in an organized manner. Everything was clear, and each new assignment was shown in the blackboard after the class. Overall, the class was interesting and engaging thanks to the material, students and professor.

I particularly enjoyed the reflection #2 assignment about friendship. It had an impact on me; today it is hard to find a “best friend” and it helped me realize that we need to keep our friendships strong and maintain respect for each other. I would love to know more about the recycling topic, such as the recycling statistics for our college, which are unavailable.

A) Stop capitalizing random words like child, adult, recycling, etc.
B) Don’t use words like ‘oh.’
c) Make your opinions stronger. “Overall, it is the best topic” is very vague.
D) Don’t say “first…” when that’s your only opinion (your second one was “finally…”)

This is a really weak essay so far. You have not proven in any way how communication is REALLY important. WHY is it hard to find a best friend? WHAT did you like about the professors teaching technique? You also need to organize your work better, which I have not done for you. Talk about the assignment, class, prof, etc. Seperately. Everything is all over the place right now.

To make this essay stronger, when you said, “Each culture has its own and particular way of watching and perceiving the world,” give a SOLID example of how each culture perceives the world. Give an American example, and give an example of a varying culture… Such as Native American, African, Asian, etc. Compare and contrast.

Good luck!

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Well as everyone knows our world is rapidly warming know as the global warming i would suggest people to useless equipment’s that would effect the green house gases.

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Vista – Recycle Bin – Restore it
http://www.ehow.com/how_2254085_restore-recycle-bin-vista-desktop.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art
Don’t panic if you accidentally delete your Recycle Bin from your Windows Vista desktop. Putting your Trash Can back onto your desktop is an easy thing to do.
Step1
Right click with your mouse anywhere on the computer screen and choose PERSONALIZE from the menu that pops up.
Step2
Select CHANGE DESKTOP ITEMS from the left side pane.
Step3
Check the RECYCLE BIN box from the top right pane of the small pop up menu.

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Your recycle bin could be full or set to delete files automatically. Either delete files from the bin and/or increase the amount of storage you can have in the bin. You can allocate more space by these steps

– right on the recycle bin and choose Properties
– move the slider increasing the storage to the desired percentage

Make sure the box is NOT checked for “Do not move files to the recycle bin”

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The actual Recycle Bin, if you did delete it from Windows Explorer, should regenerate when you restart the machine. If you’ve just lost the icon from the desktop, here’s how to get that back:

With Windows XP:

There may be a more direct way, but here’s the only one I know of:

1.Download and install a freebie from Microsoft called TweakUI (see below for the URL). Install it on the desktop. It happens to be a nice tool, by the way.
2.Run it.
3.Click the Desktop entry on the left.
4.On the right, a series of check boxes for desktop icons should appear. The Recycle Bin should be one of them. Click it.
5.Click OK.

That should do it for XP.

For Vista, things are much simpler:

1.Right-click on the desktop and select Personalize.
2.Click the Change Desktop Icons entry in the left pane.
3.Check the Recycle Bin checkbox.
4.Click OK.

That should do it for Vista

Hope that helps.

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The actual Recycle Bin, if you did delete it from Windows Explorer, should regenerate when you restart the machine. If you’ve just lost the icon from the desktop, here’s how to get that back:

With Windows XP:

There may be a more direct way, but here’s the only one I know of:

1.Download and install a freebie from Microsoft called TweakUI (see below for the URL). Install it on the desktop. It happens to be a nice tool, by the way.
2.Run it.
3.Click the Desktop entry on the left.
4.On the right, a series of check boxes for desktop icons should appear. The Recycle Bin should be one of them. Click it.
5.Click OK.

That should do it for XP.

For Vista, things are much simpler:

1.Right-click on the desktop and select Personalize.
2.Click the Change Desktop Icons entry in the left pane.
3.Check the Recycle Bin checkbox.
4.Click OK.

That should do it for Vista

Hope that helps.

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Restoring the recycle bin in Vista
In Vista, it’s possible to remove the Recycle Bin from the desktop. I’ve also heard of some people who have the Recycle Bin disappear from their desktop for some unknown reason. If either of these has happened to you and you want to bring back the Recycle Bin to your desktop, here’s what you need to do.

– Right-click on the desktop and choose Personalize.

– Click on the Change desktop icons link in the upper left corner in the Tasks section.

– In the Desktop tab, there will be a Desktop Icons section with checkboxes and some possible icons to put on your desktop. One of these is labeled Recycle Bin, check the box next to that one then click the Apply button and you will now have the Recycle Bin back on your desktop.

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It’s easy to blip off the recycling bin icon, though it is still accumulating files even when gone. It is your option to show it or not on your desktop. Here is easy:

Show or hide the Recycle Bin

The Recycle Bin usually appears on the desktop. If you prefer, you can hide it.

To show or hide the Recycle Bin on the desktop

1.Open Personalization by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Personalization.

2.In the left pane, click Change desktop icons, and then do one of the following:

•To remove the Recycle Bin from the desktop, clear the Recycle Bin check box.

•To display the Recycle Bin on the desktop, select the Recycle Bin check box.

3.Click OK.

That easy enough? By the way, it is almost impossible to screw up anything like this to a point where it cannot be fixed. There are five other ways in case this doesn’t work for you.

To the guy who said buy one from Apple, do you live on this planet? These folks come here for help, not smart assed comments.

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Your Recycle Bin is set up to delete permanently without saving a temporary copy. Right-click the Recycle Bin and go to Properties. Make sure you are on the menu. Remove the check next to “Do not move files to the Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted.”

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The recycle bin is always on your computer its actually a type of folder to hold temporary information of were “to be deleted” items are stored

you can open up explorer (open any folder like my computer under the start menu) and then in the address bar you can type Recycle bin

and just something to add even though you deleted something and empty the recycle bin the information is still on the hard drive until overwritten with some other information

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HI ..

For empty recycle bin :: Right click on recycle bin then chose empty recycle bin ..
Use Shift+Delete Keys for deleting without using the recycle bin but be careful for what you delete

Best regards

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1) False
2) True
3) True
4) Urm, could be either I guess, you can rinse with distilled water, not really necessary though
5) False, well I do not see it being an issue considering the heat capacity of porcelain/ glass is relatively low so should not do damage to the work area.
Sorry the last 2 answers were not exact, but I am sure you can get the answers right for them if you justify your answers, somewhat weak question to be honest. Sorry if this is not too helpful but I am sure about the first 3

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Which of the following is an example of hazardous waste that might come from homes?

B – PLASTIC. Pesticides are the most hazardous on the list but they not normally something that comes from the home.

Recycling aluminum products helps reduce the amount of raw materials needed to create other products.

A – TRUE. Recycling means not having to mine or quarry the raw materials and not having to go through the heavy industrial processes of mineral extraction.

By recycling leaves and using them as mulch, you can reduce the amount you need to water.

A – TRUE. Organic material such as leaves retain moisture and so reduce the amount of watering you need to do.

One way communities are addressing recycling issues is by building landfills to store recyclables.

B – FALSE. Landfill sites are for non-recyclable material. The site will be filled then covered over with soil, whatever goes into it stays there.

Trees are a non-renewable resource because we cut them down to make paper.

B – FALSE. We do cut down trees to make paper (and other things) but we also plant new trees to replace those that have been cut down. Done properly there’s a balance and the resource will be renewed again and again.

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Lefty, I generally admire your comments, but I disagree with you on this one. There is a financial reason behind this for companies, but I think it has to do with giving people an incentive to recycle as well. “Throwing it in the Big Blue Bin” is not always effective, because it is not properly recycled all time. Directly handing it over to the government to give to a recycling plant is more effective and efficient.

In the long run, it logically makes sense, because aluminum and plastic are resources that cannot be wasted. Without having a proper recycling system, the cost of plastic and aluminum would skyrocket because of the limited resources. Because plastic is made of petroleum, without proper recycling of the material, all petroleum products would go up in cost. Makes sense financially to give people an incentive to recycle.

Companies aren’t losing money because mass production of new products is far more expensive than the process of recycling and the 5 cent incentive.

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I just put it all in one big bag and let the garbage collectors figure it out. And that’s how I do my homework.

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They are not recyclable in Western Massachusetts (where I work as a recycling professional) and in many areas. This is because they are small; small items such as lids, caps, and medicine bottles fall through the sorting equipment at the recycling facility. They are also a different type of plastic that can have a heat and cold insulating layer, which makes them harder to recycle into something else.
I like what some users have written about reusing them – great!
Here’s a big thing to watch out for: DO NOT flush unwanted medications down the toilet! There is no way to remove these from water and therefore the water supply can be tainted with medications. This tainted water can harm human health and wildlife. Contact your local waste authority of how to discard. Or, to throw away unwanted medications, use the original bottle and tape it up or put inside plastic bag. Put in the trash.

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Renewable:

*Waste paper for recycling
*waste paper for making fine paper
*cotton linters
*paper pulp
*Recycled milk and juice containers

Non-Renewable

*calcium carbonate
*calcium carbonate
*

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Cost to much..They use every method possible to keep the cost down so people will buy their product.

Sure would be nice if they did use biodegradable products so they would just absorber into the ground when people throw them out the window. Then we wouldn’t see Styrofoam, plastic bags and food containers all over the road side like it is now.

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Restaurants cannot. They pay a private carter to take their trash. Private carter cannot handle recyclable since there is no profit. It is not economically feasible for a restaurant nor do they have the storage and the Board of Health would be issuing violations every day.

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Different cities have different recycling capabilities. Where I live, we can recycle plastic packaging.

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Does the city you live in have a recycling system. There are probably bins that you can put used paper in. They are usually in a school or office building’s parking lot. If your city doesn’t have it’s own recycling system, maybe you should mention this to the city council, or somebody who can help you with that.

I hope I could help!!

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If you want to do your part to recycle, please separate your thrash. Organic waste, recycled items and regular trash would make it easier for the recyclers and be less smelly and could be a place for bacteria to grow if too much food is mixed with the dry stuff.

Start a worm house or compost bin if you have the space. It’s a win win situation for our environment.

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Depends on where you live as to the recycling programs in your area. I’d start by calling your solid waste disposal dept. For the city/county and ask about recycling. Also check the phone book for recycling centers in your area and see what they can offer you as a small business. If possible, talk to other small businesses near you and combine your efforts: if you were to, say, get a collection container from a recycling company and you shared the cost of the container with a few other area businesses, you’d save money and help the environment at the same time. You could also check to see if any area nonprofit organizations collect recyclables as a money-making project (although I don’t think there’s any money in collecting glass–but recycling it is VERY important). Perhaps a Boys and Girls Club, scout groups, animal shelters, etc.

And, thanks for caring enough to want to do the right thing!!

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It doesn’t save to much energy but it does save a lot of space at the dump. Think about how much space would be used up if every car (made of steel) was not recycled and was just stacked up someplace. That add rail cars, building steel beams, rebar, and other steel items to that list. Not only would we be burried under steel trash but the supply of raw material would probably be hard to get.

It’s really only aluminum that saves a lot of energy when you compare refining raw aluminum to refining recycled aluminum.

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Its either 5 or 10 cents each bottle so 24 bottles at 5 cents each would be $1.20, or 24 at 10 cents would be $2.40

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Metal can be melt back in to raw form and make new metal, old paper can make paper,,,old tires can make asphalt….after recycle, people will buy the materials to make new product, and its cheaper to get it from recycle than raw

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There are probably companies in your area that would give you all the supplies you require, and they would happily take all the products that are put into them. Look up recycling companies either in the phone book…that is if you have one 😀 or even quicker online. I would suggest talking with a few different companies to see what kind of set up you can put together. Now you might wonder why they will give you the cans, and take the stuff for free…that is because they are in the business of recycling, and when you can get your product for free, the profits are always better.

Good luck and have fun with it!

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Yes! That sounds awesome!
You may want to contact your I live in an apartment.

How can I recycle?

“Municipal or county-operated curbside-recycling programs generally do not serve apartment buildings. More counties and municipalities are instituting recycling programs for multi-family dwellings over time. If you live in an apartment building, you can certainly recycle. One way is to ask your building property manager to set-up a recycling program. If not, a list of County drop-offs is available on MDE’s recycling web page.”-this is an example..see the link below.

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No it is no. Always there is loss some amount / quantity what ever you recycle.