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No. Once they have been restored they will return to their original folders. There is no way to see a restored files list. So you will have to track them down one by one and delete them. This would be a good feature for future versions of Windows though. I have also done this before and it is really annoying.

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Right click on the desktop, click on desktop, customize and tick off the box for the recycle bin.

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If you have Windows vista i suggest this page.

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Go to yahoo search
type photo rescue

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Files deleted in the recycle bin is easily recoverable, try using http://recuva.com and they’ll come flooding back, even files from 2yrs ago!

Your best bet is to download an application called Ultra Shredder or CCleaner. When you delete the files, make sure you change their file extension, maybe even edit the picture to a blank picture, then run it through a secure deleting method like the two programs I listed above offers. To use CCleaner’s secure methods, you’ll need to go to the options section and enable it then go to “include files to delete” and drag those pictures in there, then press clean.

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Right-click on Deskop, select View then “Show Desktop Icons”

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Ok you right clicl on desktop then to properties then go to desktop and customise desktop and click ur bin and that will put it back on ur desktop

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The same happens with me all the time.
Always delete something by accident.
Then the search for the net found that optimal blog that helped me solve my problem.
Http://howmakeyourself.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-to-recover-files-deleted-by.html
look for more information on the blog.
I hope I have helped !!!!!

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It can be something besides a virus also. Malware (malicious software) can also do things like that. What about a firewall. Is it enabled. Hackers can get into your system. You should have a firewall program and use a user account on your system that doesn’t have administration rights. If you’re logged in as administrator and someone gets past the firewall they can do anything they want to your system.

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Really do not know of any textile recycling places. Maybe you can try to Google them in your locality, or try the Yellow Pages.

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Http://www.cex.co.uk

They have lots of stores in the UK. See if there’s one near you. You might be able to see online the cash they will give you for your camcorder.

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Http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/PublicEd/EarthDay/What.htm
if this dosnt work highlight the link right click click copy then click on the address bar then right click while youve clicked on it and click paste

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Look in your yellow pages of your local phone book. Hopefully they have a place near you

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A lightbulb doesn’t consume any electricity when it’s off.
Electric power comes (mostly) from coal-burning power stations.
One less lightbulb for a power station to keep lit means less coal that it needs to burn.
Less coal burnt = Less Greenhouse Gases released into the atmosphere.

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Tomorrow morning just call your local government . After they have had their cup of coffee , someone should be able to tell you where. In my area , it is at the local landfill (fancy name for dump). Good Luck !

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Where I live, we have curb side recycling. I put all my recycles into a big blue can. It never fails however, just before they truck comes by, there is a homeless man with a couple of kids that comes by on his bike and loads all the cans and bottles into his little cart.

I have no idea how much he gets per can or bottle, but I’m betting he needs what ever it is more than I do. I even wave to him when I see him come by.

I don’t have a lot, but there is always someone that needs more than I do. Maybe my little way of helping someone.

Just my thoughts

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I just send them to recycle center.

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Typically there are 24, 12 oz. Cans in a pound. If aluminum is going for 35 cents a pound then $1000.00 divided by .35 = 2857.14 pounds of aluminum is needed to earn $1000.00 so 68,572 cans are needed.

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Anything thrown out in your garbage is disposed of en masse; no one goes through it to pick out useful materials. Depending on where you live, your garbage may go to a trash-to-energy plant, or it may simply be dumped into a landfill.
Depending on the type of trash-to-energy plant, some simply “mass burn”; there is no separation of materials, it all goes into the hopper. The remainder at the end of the process is dumped into the landfill, but takes up a lot less space than unburned garbage.
Others create “refuse derived fuel” from the trash, using a mechanical process to separate out certain materials, which are then sent to recyclers; the remainder is shredded and burned, and has a higher combustion rate than non-screened trash. The residue at the end of this process is also dumped into a landfill, but there’s a lot less of it than there is with the mass burn method.

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Recycle really important nowadays. We have to save our world! About the recycle, I do have some info about that. Usually, we have to separate the aluminium tin, plastic bag, paper and others. So that , it’s easier for them to do the recycle work. In my flat, they have prepare the recycle space for us to throw the things. However, not many people go to do that. So, recycle campaign in Malaysia still not widely carry out by us. The other way, you can search the relevant website online such as http://recyclefree.com/ to find the answer you want.

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It should explain on the bill how it was calculated.
Where we live, the water meter measures water in HCF which is hundred cubit feet. Each HCF equals 748.05 gallons.

Water allotments are tiered, the more you use the more it costs. The first tier is 41 HCF at $3.0139. If you use more than 41 HCF you pay $5.76407 per HCF. This 2nd tier tops out somewhere, I don’t know where as we’ve never hit it, but that would cost about $9 or more per HCF.

The sewer charge is calculated as a percentage of billing days and charge $3.27 per HCF of water used.

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Heh.

They ask you to sort it, then throw it all in the same pile….

Sounds like the Gov.

They do it to provide jobs to autistic and other mentally handicapped people.

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The recycling facility has the capability to remove the caps. Not everyone remembers or has time to remove the caps.

If a bottle with a cap on it is recycled, more effort will be required to crush it and break it down. In addition, the cap is often made from a plastic resin that is different from the resin of the bottle. Thus, the cap becomes a source of contamination for the plastic resin that is being recycled. The best thing to do with the cap is to remove it and throw it out with the garbage.

Bottle caps often become trash and are mistaken for food by birds and marine creatures, sometimes with tragic results.”

Find other locations where you can recycle plastic bottle caps with Earth 911’s recycling locator.

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The chances of getting caught are slim. Just take your junk to a large dumpster and get rid of it.
I think you should be looking at your trash can every day and finding better uses for your trash. I quit paying for garbage service years ago. I take a little bag to the gas station once a week with all of our trash. Look at your trash as a resource not something you have to get rid of.

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Yeah, I KNOW the benefits of recycling- I don’t need to view your link.

We have three garbage bins provided by the city- one for garbage, one for recyclables, and one for small trees and shrubs. I don’t believe that the garbage trucks jsut take them all to a land fill.

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Some companies are better than others. There have been a few investigations into it and it is clear that a lot of stuff gets dumped in Asia. Most trucks will have a separate place to put that stuff, and it will get sorted at a recycling place if the company are doing things the right way. If they are not then I am afraid it just ends up in the ground – in some country or other! You cannot really know either way, but don’t stop cos it doesn’t take that much effort really, and there is a high chance that it will get recycled.

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They pour them all into the same truck, because the bring the recyclable material to the same plant where they then re-separate it to be used again.

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. 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. .

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/electronics/Collection/RecyclerSearch.aspx

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Its better by count because they already know the weight trick and the figure it in

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Most of those are also problems, of course. However, global warming is quite possibly the greatest threat humans have ever faced. It’s not like we’re ignoring water quality and recycling in the process – it’s not an either-or proposition. It’s just that global warming gets more focus because it’s the bigger concern.

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I’m not affiliated with any tire recyclers but I’m all for recycling. I’ve heard of old tires being used for garden mulch, playground surfaces and unconventional housing.

Http://www.rubberecycle.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthship

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They do not make a profit from the recycling because it costs more to collect and process the materials than the scrap value pays (aluminum MIGHT be a possible exception). But, it is definitely worth recycling because the energy saved from using recycled materials vs virgin is substantial (even counting the energy to collect and process and ship the recyclable materials)! So, just do your part and put whatever materials you are allowed into your recycling bin!

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Yes and no.

Yes most of what we separate is recycled. We are very successful at recycling metals. For a long time we had to ship paper to China to get recycled, now we have a few plants that have converted and we can recycle some of it here, which makes it more cost effective. Plastics are improving, but they can only be down cycled. Basically you can’t take a #1 plastic and turn it back into a #1 plastic, it can be used to create less recyclable plastics and then eventually they have to go to the landfill.

Part of the purpose of recycling is to extend the life of the landfill and reduce the toxins going into the landfill. That is effective in many areas. My landfill diverts about 65% of the waste to recycling. San Francisco is working toward a zero waste environment.

Where we are going wrong is we aren’t completing the cycle. Not enough of the materials are being used, so they have little value. We, as consumers need to look for recycled content, so we can increase demand and make it profitable for more cities to increase their recycling. The other area where we fail is Reduce. We are creating more disposable items which increase the amount of waste going to the landfill. We are also creating a lot of packaging that can’t be recycled, hybrids which combine, paper, plastic and metals.

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Besides boycotting the products and getting others to boycott overly-packaged products and letting the companies know that you are doing that, there is not much else you can do.

We live in a consumer society and people want instant gratification. Many goods are now available in “single packs,” thus adding to the problem. Start your own lobbying group, non-profit or website. If you are able to create enough noise and gather enough support, then you might notice a difference.

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Here’s the difference for those who don’t know…

Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_White_People

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naacp

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Conventional Copper Extraction

Conventionally, copper is recovered by a pyrometallurgical process known as smelting. In this process copper ore is mined, crushed, ground, concentrated, smelted and refined. The mining, crushing and grinding portions of the processing are extremely energy intensive since the rock must be reduced essentially to talcum powder fineness in order to separate the copper-bearing minerals from it. To be applicable to this process, the ores must contain copper minerals in sulfide form; as mineral such as Chalcocite (Cu2S), Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) and Covellite (CuS) . In the concentrating operations these minerals are separated from the gangue material of the ore, that might contain as little as 0.5% copper to form a concentrate containing 27 to 36% copper. In the smelting operation, the concentrate is fed to a smelter together with oxygen and the copper and iron sulfides are oxidized at high temperature resulting in impure molten metallic copper (97 to 99%), molten iron oxide and gaseous sulfur dioxide. The impure copper is then purified by electrolytic purification to 99.99% pure copper while the iron oxide is disposed of as slag.

Typically, in this process there is more sulfur dioxide produced by weight than there is copper. Rather than discharge the sulfur dioxide into the air, as was once the practice, the sulfur dioxide is captured and converted into sulfuric acid. In the United States, smelter-produced sulfuric acid amounts to approximately 10% of total acid production from all sources. Prior to the mid-1980s, this by-product sulfuric acid had to be sold to other industries, often at a loss due to the long shipping distances.

Beginning in the mid 1980s a new technology, commonly known as the leach-solvent extraction-electrowinning process or, SX/EW Process, was widely adopted. This new copper technology utilizes smelter acid to produce copper from oxidized ores and mine wastes. Today, worldwide, approximately 20% of all copper produced is produced by this is process. In Latin America, the total is closer to 40% whereas in the United States the total is approaching 30%.

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PLEASE LOG ONTO FREECYCLE.ORG THIS IS A GROUP ANYONE CAN JOIN THAT IS DEDICATED TO KEEPING GOOD USABLE STUFF FROM OVERFILLING LANDFILLS. PEOPLE WILL PICK WHATEVER UP STRAIGHT FROM YOUR HOUSE. YOU CAN ALSO RECIEVE STUFF THAT YOU MAY NEED.

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I own a plastic recycling business, so here’s what you need to do.

Collect all the waste plastics you can.
Separate into different polymers, there are 7 main types. Pp,pet,ldpe,hdpe,pvc,ps, and everything else, so it may pay you to concentrate on the most available group, probably bottles which will be PET and have a number 1inside the recycling triangle, or PET written underneath.
Wash everything to remove residue, labels etc.
When you have at least 1000kgs of each polymer, take them to a recycling centre and maybe they’ll pay you between £40-75 per metric tonne.

Believe me, you need a hell of a lot of bottles to make a tonne, so be prepared for hard work for little return, oh, and you’ll need to bale them because of the amount you’ll need.

Glass isn’t worth much at all, even the councils only get a few quid a tonne for it. Bricks are worth even less, sorry.

Got to admire your thinking though.

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Http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2007/11/08/about-recycler-and-system-volume-information-folder-in-xp-and-vista/
Try running your anti virus in safe mode.
First you should search for th virus( run “search” and type the name of the virus)

then after deleting the viruses, run regedit and find “recyler.exe”

then modify the searched string and delete the value data, afterwards remove the string by deleting it. Find some strings again and do the process until nothing is found.

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No

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Im thinking that recycle bin may come with the software you are downloading.

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If it runs on starting fluid the plug and everything is OK except it not getting fuel. Check to see if the fuel has a shutoff valve on it and it is on.(sometimes we forget) ……..The next thing that has probably happened is that a piece of dirt or bad fuel has clogged the main jet in the carb…The only way to check is to remove the carb bowl and pull the float and needle valve out and the check the main jet. Sum of the jets will unscrew not all you will have to look. Or you can just take a small piece of wire and clean. Put it back together and try it. This a common problem. I have had this problem before its not hard to fix. Hope this helps…

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I think your computer is also infected. But if you want to delete it manually, try this: go to Control Panel then open the Folder Options, In view tab, check the Show Hidden Folder. Then go to your Mp3, right click the autorun.inf and click the properties, uncheck the read-only, then delete it. Repeat the process for the RECYCLER.

Not Work? Email me or Add Details

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Recycler virus is known as a malware infeection. You will want to scan your comp. With both of these using the free version on both.
Http://superantispyware.com

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

if it is still there then you will have to scan in safe mode.

This is how to use safe mode.
Http://www.pchell.com/support/safemode.shtml

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Who do you think you are? If she is acting in bad form then that’s her problem. You don’t want any regifts from her? Then don’t give her any. This is none of your business.

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I don’t think you want to remove it, you want to tweak it, Read here,
http://dailycupoftech.com/usb-drive-autoruninf-tweaking/

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Ebay.com, Wheelsforyou.com, local newpaper, autotrader.com, just to name a few

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Go to File>Add to Library and select the folder with the songs. (You may need to adapt it a little cuz I have a mac and you have a vista pc)

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Me personally, i would sell it on ebay you will be surprised for what you can sell. Often you get more than you think and it makes the buyer happy. Hopes this helps

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Depends what you’ll recycle it into.

Used frying oil, engine oil & grease will do. Don’t put volatile liquids like turpentine so it won’t catch flame or explode from the heat. Good luck

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Go to the control panel -> appearance & themes -> and there should be an option to change it back to normal/default.

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Recycling is really local. Your best bet is to contact your waste disposal company. If they do the recycling they can provide direction on what, where, when and how. If they don’t do it they should be able to tell you who does. If you can’t find anyone locally, talk to your teachers, tell them you want to start recycling at school. Let the teachers guide you. The science and biology teachers are usually your best bet.

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If you’re running windows, then you need to find the file your music is stored in and then drag it into the recycle bin. If you can’t find the music, perform a search on the song by clicking My Computer and then search, which is near the top of the window. I hope this helps.

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All files have an entry in the file table of the hard drive, or partition, that it resides on. When you delete a file from the recycle bin, the operating system removes that entry from the file table and marks they space as unused. The data for the file is still on the drive and recoverable with the proper software. When the time comes that your operating system needs to save another file to the hard drive, or partition, the data is on, it will know that it can save it there. There are also programs that will “securely delete” the file and all they really do is remove the entry for the file in the file table, mark it as unused space, and write over the data where the file used to reside with either a bunch of zero’s or a bunch of random data.

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Left click once on the filename to highlight it, then hold down the shift key, and press the delete key. This should delete it.

You could also download the free ATF Cleaner Program that will clean up a lot of other stuff.

Http://www.atribune.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=25

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It depends on just how many files you accidentally deleted. If everything added up was larger then your Recycle Bin then Windows would have prompted you to either permanently delete everything selected (i.e. Bypass the Recycle Bin) or cancel the whole thing. This happens any time you try to remove something too large to fit in the Recycle Bin.

If that’s the case then you can’t recover the files using anything Windows gives you. There are 3rd party undelete programs, but they don’t always work, and they require that NOTHING be saved or installed to your hard drive after said accidental deletion (i.e. You can’t install the undelete program without overwriting some of what you’re trying to undelete).

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Try

http://www.mygreenelectronics.org/

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Alberta implemented an Electronics Recycling fee about 3 years ago. Most computer equipment (consoles included) are assessed a $12 recycling fee, the amount I believe categorizes on a number of things. Ie. Televisions are $45 i believe, but can change based on price range.

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I’m sure there are many profit plans for recycled electronics, but here is my favorite:

The company takes the old elecs off of a big business’s hands, lets say they’re upgrading to new models for all their employees, well they just let the recycles come in and take all the old machines for no cost. The recyclers then bring the old elecs back to their plant where they put them on a grinding machine that breaks the machines back into their most basic components. A sorter then sorts all the little pieces into different buckets based on density. The buckets are thus filled with gold, silicon, and other valuable materials used in circuitry. The recycler then simply melts the materials back into ingot form and they resell them as gold bars. (or silicon, or silver, etc.)

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This company does:

http://www.moneyscrounger.com/gazelle

They pay you money for recycling your old cell phones, laptops, pda’s, digital cameras, etc. They’ll give you an online quote and pay for shipping. It doesn’t cost you anything – totally free.

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There are several companies that purchase your old electronic equipment, I happen to work for one, EPC, that provides computer recycling services in the United States and Canada. We have a zero landfill / zero export approach to recycling, and our processes have been certified by the Basel Action Network.

EPC will audit all gear, reporting full asset details, and will offer a settlement price based on the electronics current fair market value.

To learn more about our services, you can follow the links below.

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They’ll give you a gift card to the store…check out their website for this:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Electronics-Promotions/Online-Trade-In/pcmcat133600050011.c?id=pcmcat133600050011

oh and if you want I have an environmental blog where I post things to save you money and the environment in case you’re curious:
http://poofaunaturel.blogspot.com/

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There a a few choices you may have open to you. If you equipment is still working, why not donate it to a charity? If it is not working, have a look in your telephone books for electrical recyclers, there might be some in there or check the internet! You might get lucky.

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I wish I had the time for all that.

Just chuck it out.

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Basically nothing worth. Normally, those electronic parts will degrade with time and normal use.

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Yes it will drop,
recycle as soon as possible (:

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The problem is that with our bad economy, too many people are selling “old stuff”, recycling for money, and that makes a higher supply.
But, demand is down for such items in a bad economy.

Basic Econ 101, means prices are really low for most items, except silver and gold prices, they are up. (heck, even oil prices are 1/2 what they were a year ago).

Because demand is so low, prices so low, hardly anyone advertises their prices, you have to call them. (these prices change each day, by pennies)

Look up recycling centers in your own community, they often want you to drop stuff off FREE, that’s as low as it gets, right?

Different cities have different prices, so you cannot apply one price in one part of country to what they’d pay in another.
Last time I checked, aluminum cans were going for 30 cents a pound.

Paper was about $3.00 a ton.
Not worth the cost of collecting and transporting it to sell.

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World Spot Market Price fro Scrap Aluminum Recycling taken at Monday June 04, 2007 – 11:07 PM

Can Grade with Min and Max $/pound
Used Beverage Cans (UBC loose) = $0.30 to 0.61
Shredded UBC = $0.77 to 0.92
Baled UBC = $0.80 to 0.95
Briquetted UBC = $0.83 to 0.98
New Beverage Can Stock = $0.89 to 1.04

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CONTACT YOUR RECYCLE GROUP THAT IS BASED ON YOUR LOCATION. AGREAT SITE TO CHECK IS EARTH911 WEBSITE earth911.com good luck!

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Call them up and ask them.

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Since aluminum cans are considered a commodity their price changes frequently. I live in Northwest Indiana and frequent a couple of local recyclers depending on the amount (weight) of cans I have.

Some recyclers pay more based on the quantity of cans you have for recycle and if you have already crushed/compacted the cans.

Some things to look for at a good recycler:
1) They let you look at the scale

a.Always check to make sure the scale reads “0” before they begin to process your cans.

2)Check to see how sensitive their scale is and how they pay.
A.Some round up/down to the nearest pound

3)All recyclers should ask for a form of ID based on local laws. I only patronize those that REQUIRE ID to support the lowering of metal theft.

4)They have their current scrap prices posted in public sight. Some less desirable scrap metal processors make up prices. Make sure the price you receive for your cans is visible.

Most scrap metal processors are reputable and will provide you with a good return on your cans or other scrap metal. The rules I use above are just some guidelines that I used to identify the better local processors.

Good luck

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45 cent a pound

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Unless the state has a deposit for cans, the price will vary by recycler and from day to day. If there is a deposit, it is per can, not per pound.

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I’ve never heard of recycling for hire. Try www.earth911.org to find local recycle centers.

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Hmmm, I don’t know where you live, so I don’t how it functions in your area… I’ll just put the example about where I live:

I bought a trash bin for the organics, with an official color for the organic garbage (here it’s green). In it I put a plastic bag to throw the fruits, etc. (it’s yucky to throw it directly in the bin). Once a week I put the green bin in front of my house (on garbage day). The garbagemen empty the plastic bag in their compost container in their truck, bring it to the municipal compost and voilà!

Probably you should check the official website of your town, in the garbage section, to see if they offer that service. It seems simpler to me than your idea of having your own compost.

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Recycling if it’s plastic.

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Newspaper is recyclable as is all clean paper. Check your local officials for more detailed information for your specific area. Burning your old newspapers is not such a good idea. Think of ways to to reuse that paper before sending it off to be recycled. A few ideas are: gift wrap; packing material for fragile items; add it to your compost pile; if you don’t have a compost pile, offer it to someone who does; add it to the produce drawers of your fridge to absorb messes and odors.

Other examples of clean paper would include wrapping paper, old mail (for privacy protection be sure to shred it first), cereal boxes, tissue boxes, soda and cereal boxes and magazines.

Speaking of magazines, consider subscription sharing with others, so they get more than one use, or donate them to a local library, shelter or non-profit organization for their lobby areas.

Ocassionally, I will find myself at the store without my reusable grocery bags. Instead of throwing the plastic bags away when I get home, I use them as liners for several small wastebaskets we have around the house. I also know a lady who uses them to stuff pillows she makes.

A good mindset to take on is to reduce your consumption and your trash automatically reduces. For example, buy a 2 liter of soda, rather than six bottles. Purchase items that have less packaging.

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Well, over a million animlas will stay alive. Many die from all of the pollution and stuff. If we recycle, it saves animal. Let’s say every single person in the USA recycles all of their old paper, in just one day. Do you know how many trees that will save? Countless trees; over 100 billion trees. Trees are animals habitats; you see how everything is connected?

Recycling is a powerful thing. 😀

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It actually takes more energy to recycle most things (plastic, paper, steel) than it does to get it from its natural source. The only exception is aluminium, which takes a phenomenal amount of energy to be extracted from bauxite.

The best reasons to recycle, then, would be that it generates jobs in the community, and reduces environmental damage by tree felling and mining. If we had more environmentally friendly ways of generating electricity, recycling would be even better.

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That’s why you should put them in the next door neighbor’s recycling bin!

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Most any man with a garage or work shop would love to have them for storing screws, nuts, bolts, nails, parts washing, and many other uses especially if they have the lids with them. I have a friend who makes camp stoves out of the metal ones and gives them to people as gifts. They are very handy to have for many uses so just find a guy who wants them and give them away.

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The earth will be 0.15% better in the long run, with no visible benefits in the near future.

Awareness campaings pointless b/c people are aware of the issue but chose to ignore it b/c they they are “having it real hard” already

recycling uses up a lot of energy to collect and sort the recyclables, so net effect is rather small.

The Expert answers:

For the whole United States the EPA provides the laws for garbage and recycling. In my state it is usually called solid waste management, but the job is usually done by a private company.