Your Questions About Recycling
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Sandra asks…
Free or inexpensive recycling bins for school?
Is there currently a program where I can ask for recycling bins for my school. It is located in the Los Angeles are.
The Expert answers:
Design you own bin to save money. Or ask your teacher to allow a recycling campaign open for all.
Michael asks…
Why collect the cans from curbside recycling bins if there’s no bottle deposit?
This morning when I took out the trash, there was a man picking cans and bottles out of the recycling bin. I’m just visiting Virginia, a state without a bottle deposit, so I don’t understand what sort of redemption options this guy has. Any thoughts?
The Expert answers:
The price of recycled metals has skyrocketed lately. A trailer full of alluminim cans can fetch a lot more than it used to. There is a woman in the neighborhood that has collected more than $20,000 just by collecting aluminum cans over the past several years and then turning them in to the scrap metal recycler.
Maria asks…
Where can you get Recycling bins?
My family and I moved into a new house and we were trying to get a recycling bin to put all of our recyclables. Where can you buy them?
Thanks! 🙂
The Expert answers:
Ask your city if they have them for residents, or recycling centers, or the waste management office where you have your trash taken to.
George asks…
Where do you get recycling bins?
I want to start recycling but have never seen the bins to separate recyclables. Are they only sold at the centers? Are they free? If not, are they relatively inexpensive? Thanks
The Expert answers:
You can always ask neighbors where they got theirs. If none of your neighbors have them, you can always to down to a hardware store like lows or home depot. If these bins need to be city approved, maybe you can go down to city hall, or a local recycling center. Usually the bins arent free, but they aren’t expensive either. You may be paying more than just the bin in order to pay the recycle center, but shouldnt be more that 40 dollars. Good luck!
Sandy asks…
How can I de my wheely and recycling bins down my drive?
I have 4 bins down the side of my house which I would like to hide. I have consiserd building a brick wall around them or a wooden shed like structure with no top on so I could lift the bin lid. How would I design it so I could get them all out on the day it has to be placed out of the drive for collecting/.
I dont like the stick on plastic motifs and as the drive is concrete I cant use plants.
The Expert answers:
Mine are behind 6 foot garden trellis.
Lisa asks…
is it legal to go through the large newspaper recycling bins for coupons?
I see those large green newspaper recycling bins and wonder if its legal to dig through them to collect coupons? thanks
The Expert answers:
Put it this way, I would call that a victimless crime if it is in fact a crime. Don’t hold back.
William asks…
Does shredded papers or documents go into your curb side recycling bins?
We shredded alot of paper work, junk mail, old bills, and so on. Do I keep those shreds in a plastic bag and ALSO put those in my curb side recycling? Are shreds recycleable too?
People are saying put it in a plastic bag..if plastic is recycleable too then why do say that they won’t accept the paper shreds in pastic bags..I don’t want it all over my street if the can falls over…
The Expert answers:
Put them in a plastic bag and throw them into your recycling bin. They are still paper, and therefore still recyclable.
Betty asks…
what happens to plastics 1 and 2 after you put them in recycling bins? what is the process of recycling?
what’s the process of recycling plastics 1 and 2? how are they recycled?
The Expert answers:
If its like tins, they melt it, they stir it, they cool it into a shape, and u have a new tine
dont know bout plastic cuz i dont think u can melt plastic without producing a posion aroma
Mary asks…
Can you use regular trash bins as recycling bins?
Or do you just have to label the trash bins?
The Expert answers:
It depends on the area you’re living in. You should go to your city or state government site and click on public works: recycling or click on the dept that handles waste. It should state what types of bins are acceptable or not as well as a list of items that can and cannot be recycled.
In Boston, you can use a trash can, but have to label it properly and you can request the right label by calling.
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