Your Questions About Recycling
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Daniel asks…
What colours are used for recycle bins?
A) Paper / Cardboard / Cartons
B) Glass /Tins / Foil
C)Hedge clippings / Grass / Weeds
B) Plasic Bottles
The Expert answers:
If you mean wheelie bins and boxes for road side collection there are no regular colours, it depends on the area and council where you live.
In one area I know, it’s all green except for the garden/kitchen waste bin which is brown. In another they use different colours, green, brown and blue
Ruth asks…
What does your religion has to say about throwing newspapers in the recycle bins?
And I thought nothing could shock me anymore …
http://www.qurancomplex.com/qfatwa/display.asp?f=49&l=eng&ps=source
*have to say* pretend it was a typo 😛
The Expert answers:
Why do I have this image in my head now of a Muslim garbage collector, in total panic at every garbage can he empties in his truck?
Anyway, we should get to the bottom of this! Is it allowed to put an old paper on the bottom of your hamster cage? Can we throw them in mail boxes, or is it also forbidden for a Muslim to be a newspaper delivery person? Etc, etc.
I hate complications!
Sandra asks…
How can I change folder icons, like the recycle bins?
I want to take the formula for the changing icons on a recycle bin and apply the same method to any regular folder icons or a similar way on a Win7 pc.
Just like folder options has a way where you can preview images which u have dropped into an empty folder, but can only change the icon for the folder once, where as the recycle bin can be changed twice with w/e formula it has.
I wanted to modify the folder so I can add full or empty icons too it and watch it change when i drop something into a empty folder. Is this not the same formula for the recycle bin? Do both not share some similar mechanism to change icons?
Below is the trick to changing a recycle bins icon, but what about a regular folders icon?
“Go to Search Programs and type in regedit and then start it up by clicking on it. Then find this key in your registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerCLSID{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}DefaultIcon”
“full=%SystemRoot%ResourcesThemesbluemoonfull.ico,0”
“empty=%SystemRoot%ResourcesThemesbluemoonvoid.ico,0”
“Second, the above key shows a comma and 0 after the example .ico files. Yours won’t have the comma and 0 so you must add to make it look like the above values. So click on the reg entry right click it and the select modify. Now add the comma and zero then click Okay and when done exit regedit,”
Could I use this same procedure to make folder show 2 different icons or no? Would I need to know where the default for folder icons is to modify it to work?
The Expert answers:
Sorry, but to change Icons on your computer, all that is needed is to right-click, choose Properties and then select Shortcut tab. There will be a Change Icon button. Click it and find the Icon you wish to use.
If you want totally different Icons for complete system, then you may want to use a Utility which will install an Icon theme of your choice.
If you have a full set of Icons you wish to use in an Icon folder, the Change Icon button will allow you to browse to the folder and show all Icons in the folder for you to select.
Icons for my Vista OS is shown to be in:
%SystemRoot%system32SHELL32.dll
Ron
Charles asks…
Can you recycle glass perfume bottles in the bins at supermarkets in the UK when they have un removable metal?
spray parts. (however hard I try I cannot get this off) and if so – I have a pink bottle – what colour would I put it in with ?
The Expert answers:
I think this bottle would be best put in the normal refuse, as I think these type of metal attachments are extremely difficult to remove and could well cause damage during the recycling process. This is from the website regarding the recycling of glass: ‘Wherever possible, remove metal or plastic tops, corks and rings from bottles or jars. Any tops which remain will be removed by magnets, vibratory screens or other methods, but they can cause damage to furnaces if any get through.’
Ken asks…
Can i put my own recycle bins in front of stores?
The Expert answers:
You would need to talk to the owner or manager about that. . .
Carol asks…
Somebody’s painted “whyte trash” on me front door. Is this about the recycle bins cos I thought they was blue?
The Expert answers:
LOL! YOU HAVE A LOT TO LEARN
Paul asks…
If I delete pics from one user account and clean out the recycle bin, do they end up in other accounts bins?
The Expert answers:
No there is normally only one re-cycle bin on a PC.
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Thomas asks…
The bldg that I live in does not recycle. How can I make them put bins so we can all help the environment?
I’m just not sure if I have to speak w/ the city or if there is a website to go to that can help me out. I’m all about helping the environment and I feel that the bldg I live in needs to put recepticles so we can all help.
The Expert answers:
I would try writing a letter to city hall or the people who own the place… I would write to the city hall or building owner/manager to put recycling bins by trash cans and signs to put recycling bins in people’s own apartments… Good job, your doing your share to help the environment!
Joseph asks…
Can I put computer paper into the blue recycle bins?
I have a lot of computer paper (and some magazines too) that I would like to recycle instead of throw away. But the blue bin box does not have it on the list of things (on the side of the box it has a list) you can or can’t recycle. There is no mention of computer paper or magazines. Can i still put these paper into the boxes?
The Expert answers:
That all depends on the way your local recycling system is set up. My area uses bags for newspaper and for mixed paper, so magazines and printouts go into the mixed paper bag. Newspaper in the newspaper bag, and metal and plastic goes in a bin.
Contact your recycling program, they can tell you.
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