Your Questions About Recycling
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Nancy asks…
Does anyone know where I can take glass and aluminum for recycling in San Diego?
Preferably something close to Normal Heights?
The Expert answers:
Go to www.earth911.org.
If you put in your zip & the name of the item,you’ll get a list of centers in your area.
Paul asks…
Is there a place in San Diego where I can get money for recycling cardboard?
I have a ton of cardboard boxes and was wondering if there is any recycling place in San Diego that will pay per pound?
The Expert answers:
If you only have a hundred pounds or less, at best don’t expect much at all. If you have over a thousand pounds, it depends on the buyer.
Most cardboard recycling centers are looking for large quantities that are devoid of staples, tape and other contaminants. When you get a few thousand pounds accumulated, then it becomes worth something.
You may find specific buyers here:
http://www.resourcerecyclingmagazine.com’
http://www.wastenews.com
You can also contact your local unit of governments’ solid waste coordinator to find out if they have some contact information. That would be your city or county depending if you live in town or not.
Laura asks…
recycling in san diego, Ca?
I realized that I throw away way too many bottles a day, that can be recycled. So I would like to start recycling. Does anyone know how to recycle? Someone told me that you have to smash cans. What do you do to plastic bottles? Where do you take them? Also I would like to donate the money I get from them. Know of any local foundations in need right now??
The Expert answers:
Simple, for best price separate cans (no need to smash), plastic bottles
and glass bottles. You do not have to separate, but will not get as much.
Take them to recycle locations indicated below.
Best utilization of donations is Salvation Army, with minimal administrative costs, of Father Joe’s, also below.
William asks…
What are some good topics about recycling?
I have to write a 10 page research paper on a topic about recycling in San Diego, Ca for my English class. but my mind has gone blank. Can anyone tell me good topics to write about? Anything will help me out. Thanks.
websites would help as well
The Expert answers:
Avoid the obivous: How much can be saved (money, environment, society, etc) and take a different approach. You might: Compare time it takes for different things to decompose; compare how much litter is generated by the different items (soda cans, plastic bottles, paper towels, newspapers, beer cans or bottles, cans from food items (metal), electronics, wood or grass debris, litter box “remains”, etc); do a history of recycling, ending with the history of your city’s recycling program; or. A totally off-the-wall paper on recycling of the future.
Helen asks…
I live in San Diego County. Where can I recycled my cans and bottles for cash?
The Expert answers:
Go to www.earth911.org to find local recycle centers.
John asks…
san diego recycle?
Where can I recycle, mother of pearl inlays from on old Asian art hanging, in San Diego?
The Expert answers:
I think you would go to one of the local art or antique dealers in the area.
Here’s a link to some of our local dealers here in San Diego:
http://sandiego.merchantamerica.com/directory/Stores_and_Shopping/Antique_Stores/
Donna asks…
where can i recycle cardboard boxes in San Diego?
i have a lot of cardboard boxes to recycle but i don’t know where to recycle them..can you tell me where?
The Expert answers:
Take it to the landfill…Miramar and Santee landfills take them and will give you cash for them
The Miramar landfill is off the 52.
Depending where you are coming from:
Take the 163 to the 52 W, Exit Convoy. It’ll be to the RIGHT.
OR
Take the 805 South to the 52 East, Exit Convoy, Turn LEFT.
The Santee landfill is also off the 52 but further EAST.
52 East, Exit Mass blvd.. Turn LEFT at the light off the freeway, Turn LEFT at SECOND light. You’ll see it.
Good luck 🙂
Jenny asks…
Where do I Recycle Paper in San Diego?
have a lot of school hand-outs and Papers that I Don’t need no more, and i just feel bad trowing all that paper to the trash can, maybe there is somewhere to recycle paper??
maybe where people go recycle their newspaper, but i have no idea…
The Expert answers:
This website is great, it will tell you if their are any locations near you for your particular item.
George asks…
Where can an individual recycle plastic bottles in San Diego?
Rancho Bernardo area preferably
The Expert answers:
There is supposed to be a Community Recycling Center at Rancho Bernardo Community Park on Bernardo Center Drive (18000 block, near the I-15)
A lot of Von’s stores have a recycle center, the one on Poway Rd does, not sure if the one in RB does.
You could also donate your recyclables to a community group like the RB/Poway Boy Scouts (Troop 668), the kids get recycle accounts and use the money for summer camp, trips and community projects.
There’s also local churches and other community groups that will pick up recyclables for fund raisers, may even be tax-deductible…
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