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Again, in case you deleted the old question. The US Environmental Protection Agency ranks them in the following order:

1. Reduce / Reuse
2. Recycling / Composting
3. Combusion with energy production
4. Incineration and landfill without energy production

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If you want to do recycling model go to www.veoliaenviromentalservices.com.uk and follow links

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May not be wm, may be just a stupid neighbor, my neighbor stole one of my garbage cans and the wheels off another one.

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I’m not sure there is such a thing a PhD in Waste Management (be it solid or not…). I very well could be wrong, it is just something I have never heard of. Perhaps a PhD in Environmental Science would do the trick, then you could specialize in waste management? Better yet, perhaps civil engineering then specialize in waste management! I hope you find a program that fits. Good luck!

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There is a wide variety of jobs in waste management beside driving a truck. Like any industry there are office jobs, gate attendants, sorters, drivers of forklifts and other heavy machinery. Go to your local recycling center and see what they have, if they don’t have any job you are interested in, they may be able to direct to someplace that does.

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Hi,

I don’t live in Texas, but experienced the same problem in my home town, Lee’s Summit, MO.

After many attempts to resolve the issue with the vendor directly I reached out to my city environmental coordinator. The result was a bin delivered to my doorstep the next morning by a manager. Turns out they were issued a citation for failure to comply with city ordinance.

By the way… Thanks for doing your part and recycling!

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I’d ask them “Instead of Managing waste, why don’t you eliminate it?”

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Since you are at a community college it is most likely that students live nearby. I would recommend you start promoting recycling on campus by founding a club or group to attract other people that have the same interest as you. With a group of people that have a like purpose, you can then use all of you resources to gain support from school administration for placing recycling bins, etc… Around campus. Remember that these bins need to be emptied and physically taken to a recycling center…your group, or some department at the school, will have to be responsible for this. I would suggest that your group control the recycling program so that you will all stay in touch and build good relationships for the future. Start now and you might actually make a few bucks in the process while building your resume and having a positive impact on the environment in the process. Don’t know how to start a club? Maybe start a myspace page or a meetup group and make a lot of flyers to post on boards around campus. It will be some work but the world is worth it right?!

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It probably depends on how much they really make after running second trucks with second cres to pick up the recycles. Of more intrest to me is why the Conshohocken trash to steam recycling center was supposed to make us money and instead we now have to pay them to burn the burnable collections.

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Most dry cleaners will take them.

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Goodluck with that

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Check your phone book yellow pages under recyclers

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Goodwill picks up TVs, you can call (619) 420-1522 to schedule a pickup, may take weeks though.

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Can’t speak for San Diego. But in the greater Salt Lake City area we get around $12 out of a 40 gallon and about $15 from a 50. This is down about $5 from the beginning of the year.

Never been to a scrap place that had a minimum weight.

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Locate a recycling company an ask them. Go on line or check the yellow pages.

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For current and historic scrap metal prices go to Scrap Metal Prices and Auctions website http://www.scrapmetalpricesandauctions.com

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Searching a bit I found this link: http://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/recycling/pdf/newcurbflyer.pdf which is a PDF document of what can and cannot be recycled in the blue bin.
Further in the document it says “Most grocery stores in California have bins for recycling plastic bags, and paper bags can be recycled in your blue bin.”

Hope this helped!

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In California and Michigan, they take cans for cash. Hey Man, do me a favor, if you are in need of money, use your pc instead of just answering answers on yahoo.com and go to the Safeway website. Then look up your local store and call them on your cell phone. The service desk will answer and ask the question. I mean, do you think that they will remember you. YOU are doing the right thing for the environment and your self.

If they don’t, Look up recycling center in the yellow pages, and there are facilities that you can take the items into that will pay you per pound but it is really small and hell…. It may be less than the price of gas.

Good Luck

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Oil has other uses after you’re done with it.

You just waste the potential of this use if you just throw it away.

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Yes, there is a vast amount of oil being skimmed and sucked up from the surface of the water, this is then refined in the normal way.
In the case of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico all of the revenue from the reclamation is being donated to those affected by the spill.

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Unfortunately it’s not so simple as that. Much of the waste that goes into landfill sites decomposes and through the process of methanogenesis (biomethanation) it produces large amounts of methane. Many landfill sites have a stack for flaring the methane that’s been produced, similar to the flaring you see on an oil rig – it gives you an idea how much methane is produced.

There are many other problems associated with landfill including the contamination of the surrounding land, leeching of toxins into the water supply, cost, aesthetic impact, fire risk etc.

Methane is a far more damaging gas than carbon dioxide so by burying waste and it’s subsequent degredation we’re sometimes causing more problems than if it were simply burned.

Another advantage to recycling is that it eliminates the need for mineral extraction and raw processing. Almost all metals have to be mined and this is a very heavy, industrial process. The bulk of the excavated material is spoil, only a small component is useable.

Once mined the material has to be processed and the metallic component extracted and converted into a useable metal.

Both the mining and extraction produce huge amounts of pollution including greenhouse gases, toxic, hazardous and harmful substances. Recycling eliminates the need for this.

Further, resources are finite and once used that;s it so it makes good economic sense to preserve the resources we have for as long as possible.

These same arguments hold true for the hydrocarbons (organic products). They don’t require extracting from excavated material in the way that metals do but they still require fractionation and other processes to convert into useable products.

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I live in the midwest in the United States. Our town is pretty progressive with recycling efforts and we have a recyclables-sorting facility in our town. As incentive to recycle, our town provides as many bins as needed to each household/apartment for free. The town hires out an agency to come empty the recycling bins in their trucks once each week. This is a free service to the people of the town as the money the town uses to hire the recycling agency to collect and sort recyclables is included in our property taxes.

On the other hand, trash hauling is NOT hired out by the town so each household or apartment complex has to hire their own trash hauler. With the trash haulers, you pay more depending on the amount of trash you put on the curb each week. The greater the number of bins you put out, the more you pay.

Therefore the end product is that recycling is free to all and trash hauling is not. It has been very successful here.

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Essential oils refer to oils used in the cosmetic industry. Any type of petroleum based lubricating oil is completely recyclable.

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The list of all drilling fluids companies :

TIMCAL Graphite & Carbon Inc. – drilling fluids and graphite powder solutions
Gumpro Chem Drilling Fluids – offers a complete range of drilling fluid additives like Specialized Lubricants, Stuck Breakers, loss Circulation material Dispersants,
Houghton Offshore – water based hydraulic chemicals and drilling fluids
RATTLER TOOLS, INC – remove metal contaminants from fluids down hole
Smith International – engineering, drill bits, downhole tools and drilling fluids
Specific Equipment company – fluid handling systems for water, fuel and crude oil
TETRA Technologies Inc. – manufactures integrated calcium chloride and brominated products,
Castrol offshore
Newpark Drilling Fluids
SIP Ltd
Ultraseal – M & D Industries of Lafayette, Inc

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Please call your city offices, they surely have recycle centers you can turn them into or set days for you to leave them out to be picked up.

Throwing them away is horrid, they end up in land fills and contaminate the ground.

You may also just want to call your local Jiffy Lube and gas station which does mechanical work, lots of them accept them or will tell you what to do with them.

Thanks for thinking about it and doing the right thing!

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As well as VAT on the oil you have to pay Fuel Duty on the finished product!
(Most people don’t bother!)

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It is possible, but the main issue is there has to be enough of it so it’s economically feasible. It isn’t worth enough money to pick it up from homes unless there is a strong supply and strong demand – which means there has to be a biodiesel or grease recycling plant in the area. Keep an eye on Berkeley and San Francisco to see if this takes off.
There are some companies collecting oil from restaurants (like Darling Int’l) and motor oil is commonly recycled from auto shops.

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If there is currently a recycling company serving your school or town- ask them if they have any to provide.

If they do not, you will just have to go out and buy them, like any recycling company would have to do on the open market. If you purchase them, you can take the extra measure and have the school logo stenciled on as well.

Nothing in this world is for free. It is just the social engineering that makes everyone assume recycling bins are for free.

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Hello,

As some have previously stated, engaging your business community to provide the bins is a nice way for them to give back to the schools.

Additionally, one member also suggested engaging the woodshop to create bins out of old shipping pallets. That’s a great idea…especially if this is a problem for your school to get rid of.

Along those same lines, have an art teach pick this up as an assignment for one or more of their classes. Take the cardboard boxes that your school’s paper comes in and have the class decorate them with materials. You can then put these in each classroom as they get created. You can even expand this to be a project for the club (and other in the school). Again, contacting local businesses for boxes is a way to get enough for the whole school.

The nice part is that when these bins need to be replaced you can put them right into your cardboard recycling container.

Hope this helps.
Adam

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Buy a new one…

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If a private school, talk with the principal. A public school, you will probably need to talk with the school board and get permission for your plan, but the school principal should be able to get you started.

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The city of Boston no longer provides the small bins. As of June ’09, they began delivering large wheeled trash-barrel style recycling bins for curbside pickup.:

http://www.cityofboston.gov/TridionImages/RECYCLINGDIRECTORYweb_tcm1-4107.pdf

There are sites you can purchase the bins from, but that will run $25 – $45 apiece.

You can use a standard 32 gallon trash barrel that has an “official” sticker attached. (page 4 of the above PDF)

Good luck and kudos on being “green”.

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Yes, it is called theft and is punishable by jail and/or a fine.

If you are doing it, please stop. If you are not doing it, please don’t start.

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Contavt your local recycler and see if they will give you bins. Even if there isn’t one lcal, contact your state or county recycling programs and see if they can help. I bet you can get them for free.

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I suggest you contact at least your city council person and the mayor. However, if you have the time and energy you can contact all the council people.

LA City Council contact info:
http://www.lacity.org/council.htm

LA Mayor – Antonio Villaraigosa
http://www.lacity.org/Mayor/mayorsoffice/WritetheMayor/index.htm

Normally elected officials track how much interest the public has in issues before taking action. For the biggest impact, I suggest you encourge like minded friends to also contact elected officials.

Another tactic is to encourage them to add these bins to a limited area and continue to expand that area.

Cal State LA is not the only place in Los Angeles that has such bins. I was down at Venice Beach Sunday night and they have them too.

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Asking permission would keep you safe, legally, if the bins are still on the owner’s property. Once the bins are set out at the curb for collection, they may be considered the property of the municipality or whoever runs the recycling program and you might be considered guilty of petty theft.

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G’day Old Starblazers,

Thank you for your question.

I don’t know. I would call the Recycling Hotline on 1300 769 746.

Regards

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Why not ask the person in charge of trash and recyclables at your local unit of government. You may be in one of the areas switching over to “single streaming” of trash and recyclable together. Which cuts overhead in half due to no more need for duplication of equipment and people. Municipal recycling by it’s nature is not cost effective due to market conditions.

It may also be too that no one has a cost effective market for the items collected so to save money and fuel costs, government may have decided to keep the social engineering in place until such time as recycling can be a break even venture for the unit of government overseeing the operation.

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Not meaning to be obnoxious, but the better option is to repair it and keep using it, or give it to someone who needs one! I just fixed mine: http://www.greeniacdigest.com/replaicng-the-garden-hose-end-an-easyish-diy-project/2010/06/08/

Maybe they could put a notice on Craigslist or Freecycle… Or even just put it on the curb with a sign that says “free”. Many people will be happy to take an old leaking garden hose, since they can be used for a whole variety of DIY projects such as making a drip irrigation system.

Yours in Frugal Green-ness,
Rebecca The Greeniac
www.GreeniacDigest.com

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In Concord, you can take it to the recycling center on Old Turnpike Rd. For regular garbage, you will not be charged. You can take some other things there also without charge. If you are a Concord resident, go to the Concord city website. If you are in another town, check with your town; you may be able to take your garbage to the town dump without being charged.

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Vancouver Island recycles.

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The truth is you can’t. Some recycling operations are a joke. Many times the valuables are taken out and the balance at thrown in the trash. I guess you can know you did your part.

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I think you should extend that to EVERY office building in the UK/world.

They are easily the worst out of the lot – all of that paper, plastic cups, hundreds/thousands of workers food packaging which is just binned without a second thought each day…

Think of all the recycling that could be done there – but do any of these business care or do anything? Hell f*cking no!

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Many cities don’t pick-up bottles because they have no recycle places for them. There for it is up to you to find a recyclers. Make it a project to get one started in your town, or make it known to the rest of the folks in your town of the need..

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You can do many things with long lengths of colored bubble wrap, old nylons, lawn and leaf bags (Debora Harry of Blondie did a music video with a hefty bag for a dress in about 1979 for example.)

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Michigan doesn’t do it per/pound it is per can that is a Michigan can. 10cents per bottle(glass or plastic) or can.

You are comparing apples to oranges between the two states.

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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has links to companies and groups based on your county. You could also contact them, explain your situation, and they’ll point you in the right direction.

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Yes, you get 10 if the can is bought and returned in Michigan. The amount you get back, if any, is noted on each can, glass bottle, or plastic bottle that has a deposit.

If you take them to the store and use the machines, the machines cannot read the barcode if the pop can is too smashed. I just try to straighten out the can. However, I have been to some non-chain grocery stores that take my pop cans and they have not said anything about the couple cans that are smashed in my bag.

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Michigan only pays for cans and bottles that are stamped with mi and 10 cents. We have machines also that crush them, and the machines reject the ones that aren’t stamped correctly.

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Most of the trash companies will also do recycling. They give you a seperate bin to put your recyclables in.

Also, Michigan doesn’t “give” you 10 cents for your bottles. They repay you the 10 cents they charged you for the deposit.

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Yes as long as they sell that brand there and it has a deposit on it . Just put them in the machine one at a time as fast as you can .When you finished you get a ticket take it to the cashier and get you money. They use to take non deposit cans from ohio but they got wise . Now the machines will not take them and its a good hefty fine trying to pass them on . We get 10 cents each for them

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You can recycle cans in any condition; they’re just scrap metal.

However, if you want to redeem them for deposit, they have to be in good enough shape that the bar code can be scanned.  The Tomra machines which take the cans crush them, so crushed cans are not accepted for redemption of the deposit for obvious reasons.

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No you do not, however if your state is listed on the can, you can get a higher return, say 10 cents instead of 5 cents, per can.

There was an interesting news article in California about a guy who went to jail for recycling fraud.
I could not find the exact article, but this one is similar.

Http://www.kentucky.com/2010/05/05/1253158/can-and-bottles-recycling-fraud.html#storylink=mirelated

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It doesnt have to be a Kroger store, it could be at ANY store that recycles cans, such as Meijer and even some of tha Indian stores even take canz. You get 10 cents a piece for em, and they dont JUST take cans, they also take bottles (glass and plastic)

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Check out the Reusing, Recycling, Recrafting board at Craftster.org for loads of different ideas:
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?board=363.0
(…especially the first two)

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There are some crafts here.

Http://www.craftbits.com/recycled-crafts

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Okay – Paper
one of the coolest things we ever did was make envelopes out of recycled paper. The kids used old maps, calendars, sheet music, magazine covers, you name it. Look online for something called “Funvelopes” to kinda get the gist. Depending on the picture, you may have to put a small white mailing label where the address goes. You can really mail these.

Newspaper can also be used to make little pots to hold seedlings. When they are ready to plant in the ground, you just plant the whole thing.

Cardboard
I saw a guy on TV who made all his living room furniture out of FedEx boxes. That was cool.

Plastic
Milk jugs can be made into planters. Plastic bags from stores can be crocheted and made into beach bags. (that one is actually pretty cool, you could google, plastic bag crochet)

Fabric
This is my favorite!
I make all kinds of recycled things out of fabric. Old jeans make great purses, quilts, totes, wash cloths. Men shirts make great quilts. I cut the designs in a square out of old t-shirts my sons had and iron interfacing on the back and made a quilt. T-shirts can also be made into shopping bags. Cut off the sleeves and cut the neckline a little deeper. Sew the bottom closed and you’ve got a recycled shopping bag to bring to the grocery.
I took the bib off an old pair of my nieces overalls and added fabric to the bottom and now it’s an over-all dress. I took the top part of a pair of her jeans and cut just about the crotch and sewed a bunch of net and now it’s like a tutu, but she wears it to the store with leggings.
Jeans can be made into book covers. Sew one of the pockets to the front and you’ve got a place to put assignments or pens. What if you made a wedding gown or some elaborate dress, completely out of recycled stuff. Did you see the thing on the internet where the girl made her prom dress out of gum wrappers?
Whatever you do, take pictures showing the steps from beginning to end.
Good Luck

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Check the websiite below

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Ha, my colleagues call me “junkie” – because I can’t pass any junk sitting at the curve of the street without imagining what I could turn that stuff into…:-) So here are some links which might give you some ideas…

Make scupltures from orange peel
http://jeu.oranges.free.fr/ – the site is in French, but you do not need to speek French to understand how to do the carving.

Tape sculptures
http://www.xmarkjenkinsx.com
http://tapesculpture.org/ – tutorials

Recycle art with poptabs:

Recycle tin cans:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmLQDbaLFH8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3rG4Wy6Oe4

How to make a poptar:

Crochet with Plarn:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaCi06IdefM – cut up some plastic bags and crochet a tote bag

Make coffee stirrer stars:
http://nedbatchelder.com/text/stirstar.html

Hope this will give you some ideas…:-)

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U could make some hair bands and hair tyes. Also yoga pants too. Heres how u make them

http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/oversized_t_shirt_to_comfy_yoga_pants

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Milk Carton Birdhouse
Toothbrush Bracelets
Bottle Cap Locket Milk
Carton Pirate Ship
Craft Trash Matcher List
Cardboard Rain Stick
Oatmeal Soap on a Rope
Bottle Cap Ornament
Cereal Box Puzzle
Egg Carton Tulips
Broken Umbrella Magazine Rack
Cassette Tape Business Card Holder
Egg Carton Heart
Food Fridge Magnets
Egg Carton Wastebasket
Milk Carton Antique Blocks
Vintage Image Bottle Cap Magnets
Magnetic Keyboard Calendar
Computer Keyboard Wallet
Cash Register Receipt Wallet

Cardboard Box Easel
Craft Carry-All
Bird Binoculars
Juice Box Buddies
CD Case Wipeboard
Altered Pop-Tab Can
Crayon Nibbles
Recycled Cowboy Boot Purse
Recycled Devil Horn Headband
Homemade Humingbird Feeder and Food Recipe
Recycled CD Clock
Wraps Book Purse
Paint Chip Garland
Mittens from Shrunken Sweaters
Lost Mitten Puppets
http://www.allcrafts.net/earthday.htm

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A good recycled craft is knitting and crocheting with plarn. It’s plastic yarn made from the plastic bags you get from the grocery store.

Here’s a bag made of it:

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Try any crafts stores!

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Do you mean the type for use at home to put out to the curb?

Municipalities differ at times, and the colors where you live may differ from where I live.

In Orlando FL. For example they may be Red for cans, bottles, plastic…and blue for newspaper. In another county that may change to Green and Orange etc., and are available through the agency designed to handle recycling.

At a public recycling facility they may all be green or just large 20 yard dumpsters. In Washington state the glass dump and metals dump were in separate, open top, semi trailers, backed up to platforms at level, and anyone just dumped their waste in.

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Could you contact your local town or village (wherever the apartment community is based) to find out how your community to get involved with recycling? Find out all info you can, then present to the property management. If you have your info at the ready instead of asking them to do it (and they see that it can be done for a reasonable price), maybe it will fly.
Good luck! Hope it works.

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Close all programs.

XP:
Goto the Start Menu => All Programs => Accessories then double click on “Command Prompt”

In the Command prompt box that comes up type “RD /s C:RECYCLER” and press enter. Then type “RD /s C:RECYCLED” and press enter.

Vista:
Goto the Start Menu => All Programs => Accessories. Right click on “Command Prompt” and run as Administrator

In the Command prompt box that comes up type “RD /s C:$recycle.bin” and press enter.

If you have partitions other than “C:”, then you will have to do the same on those drives too.

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That isn’t a fair question I work for a company that employs over 7000 associates and we have recycling bins. If this is a small company maybe you should try talking to the owner if it is a larger company check with the HR department for the best way to voice your concerns. Being green is good for PR chances are if you approach this positively and professionally you can achieve your goal.

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Most empty pizza boxes also include grease and cheese, both of which are considered contaminants when mixed with recyclable paper.

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Off licences are just a tiny part of the problem.

Supermarkets and all smaller stores, with a little thought could reduce their packaging by a massive margin. Poly trays and cling film, needn’t be used. 3 apples packed in a tray and covered in heat shrunk film could be sold loose, banana’s oranges nuts etc all come in their own packaging, why add to this? Plastic bags need not be given away 5 at a time, the supplement that comes with your Sunday paper need not be put in a plastic bag. Some plastic cartons and bottles could be replaced with card containers. If you walk round the local shop, add up the items which are packed un-necessarily and write to the stores headquarters. A third of what we buy is thrown away before we get to our goodies. Its at the start we need to make the changes, then there wouldn’t be such a furore when dealing with ‘our’ crap. Mick

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I have seen bulb recycle bins at Lowes and Home Depot. Also battery bins are at Best Buy and some office supply stores.

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Maybe this is only in Starbucks USA. I love Starbucks, and I live in Japan, and they have everything- recycle bins for paper, for plastic, for other nonburnable, trash can for leftovers.
Maybe because in Japan the recycling policy is stronger, Starbucks is also required to follow it.

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No. This is an example of malinvestment.

Real economic growth is done through production of goods and services. By throwing trash into the recycle bin, you would be effectively destroying wealth because the trash sorter is having to do unnecessary work. It would be better if they could do more productive work.

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I believe all the different plastic bags are. You can call your city utility department and they can tell you. When I put items into the recycling bin, I separate them out according to, cardboard, junk mail, glass, plastic. They told me to do that. I try to recycle everything since this world hasn’t done it for up-teen years and things have gotten so out of hand. 🙂

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My mom uses an old milk crate. The paperbag fits nicely in it. It also fits under the kitchen sink so others dont have to see it.

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Biobag is available at Whole Foods and is intended for lawn trash or kitchen trash. It’s a bag made from corn that’s intended to break down much quicker than regular plastic.

Also check out ecosafe plastics.
Http://usa.ecosafeplastics.com/
They have a whole line of various biodegradable bags.

The only thing is that you shouldn’t put non-biodegradable waste into biodegradeable bags. That would actually be harming the environment more, because a plastic bag is inert but what’s in it might not be. Paper/plant products are biodegradeable; metals, glass, and plastics aren’t.

Hope that helps!

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The obvious answer is…it depends. It depends how much of what item you’re recycling.

Recycling plastic is arguably the most important recycling you can do in terms of environmental impact because plastics are not biodegradable. They never decompose. Furthermore, plastics are petroleum-based–they come from the same raw materials we use for fuel.

Recycling plastic has at least three benefits: It keeps non-biodegradable materials out of landfills and waterways, it provides already-existing materials for packaging, and it reduces the amount of raw materials extracted from the ground.

Having said that, EVERYTHING you recycle has a large positive impact on the environment. Even just a month’s worth!

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Any natural fiber bag is biodegradable. Cotton, jute, wool, leather, and many others are truly biodegradable if not over treated when made.
But the so called biodegradable plastics bags are not in fact biodegradable. They are formed at high temperatures with a mix of carbon and plastic. In a few years the bags fall apart as the carbon degrades out of the plastic. But the plastic is still there, un-degraded but in tiny strands. The problem with the plastic becomes too small to see easily but is just as bad, possibly worse.

Only strong sunlight can break up plastic over time. SOme work is being done to develop microbes capable of breaking down plastic but so far nothing near useful has come out.

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I suppose you should go over and talk to them nicely – try to be friendly, cause that’s how your most likely to get what you want. Ask them the same way you would ask a friend, hey man, why’d you do that? But, if the neighbor continues to be an *ss… My evil twin suggests that you take the garbage out of the can and place it on said neighbor’s doorstep. Then put your can away in the garage. If this does not get the message across, my evil twin suggests that you dump the bag out on his doorstep next time. :->

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Yes, my ex wife ran off with a felony batterer right after I started grad school
– I took responsibility for my four animals
– I tried to prevent my cheating ex from being murdered
– I pulled my stuff together to finish my first year of classes
– I rescued my ex-wife despite how she had destroyed my life
– I have been happy for her completing her own education
– I have maintained myself without compromise in spite of everything.

Peace.

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Different thing altogether. Deposit bottles go back to be reused for the same product they originally held. Recycled glass becomes another glass item completely.

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Plastic wrap is often contaminated with food so is not suitable for recycling. Municipalities are making allowances for plastic that is clean though. Contact your local program and request they accept the stuff. If enough people request it, they’ll start doing it.

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Heres a good explanation if youre using vista. I hear xp is more convoluted, but it might work the same way:
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 easiest way to recycle is to keep things local — there should be organizations in Alexandria that you can distribute recycled materials.

For clothes and school books, call various international NGOs and UN agencies that might serve the Alexandria area; a search on Google of such orgs, such as Save the Children, Oxfam, UNESCO, etc. Should give you the contact info you need. Also call universities — they might have community outreach programs as well. You can also call schools directly.

In additions to clothes and school books, think about computer materials and other tech tools (like cell phones). All of the above may be able to help you find to donate these products as well. If you can’t find charities that can reuse these items, contact recycling businesses that may recycle tech tools and electronics for-profit (which will keep tech waste out of your landfills).

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If you have a computer with a printer, consider keeping your old printouts in the lid of a computer paper box and writing on the other side of the paper before taking them down to a recycling center.

I think your best option is to reduce waste rather than increase recycling. Take a look at what you are throwing out or considering for the recycling bin. For instance, if you are collecting plastic grocery bags to take to recycling, consider buying a “permament” (nylon / cotton) grocery bag online and taking it to the store with you. Use glass glasses instead of paper cups. And so on.

Make a point of locating your closest recycling center and consider making more frequent trips — by bicycle.

Just a few thoughts.

Good luck, and thanks for recycling.

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Simply reformatting won’t be enough: In fact it’s not that hard to recover data from a formatted drive. What you need is something like Eraser; a free program developed under the open-source GNU public licence.

I’ve included 2 links below: One to the home page of Eraser, and the other to a Google listing of similar programs.

Google is your friend.

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If you just want cute paper that you can write and wrap with…. Just put all the same color in a blender and blend it. Add some water of course. After blended dump onto a screen and just flatten it with something heavy. We always made it outside! Use a brick or something. And make sure that there isn’t anything like a table or something under it so the air will get to the back to dry. After it has dried then pull it off! There you go!

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Wash it out would be the only way I could think of.

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What could you recycle aside from Plastic and Glass Bottles?

You can try recycling flat cardboard such as shoebox cardboard and cereal box cardboard, you can also try paper recycling and recycle things like Newspapers.

The first answerer took my idea of were you can recycle, I was also going to suggest a Bottle Bank….

Hmm…..you can try going to a Recycling Center(If you have one around were you live), or you can just go to any store, there should be at least one recycling bin or recycling can there.

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Really anything plastic like water bottles, cans, any type of plastic bottles I had a science project on this a few weeks ago and this is what I put. Hope this helps!!

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Not sure what town you live in but try this link: http://www.recyclingcenters.org/Wisconsin/

You just have to find what town you live in, or by, or enter your zip code.

It has all of the recycling centers in Wisconsin, you might even be able to make a little bit of money back turning in all your bottles and glass.