Your Questions About Recycling

The Expert answers:

If she is just recycling, sure, but it would be easier to just send her the money you would spend on postage. It turns out that when I checked here
http://www.adirondackcouncil.org/BBBBaa207.html
I learned
“Currently, there is a five-cent deposit on cans and bottles of carbonated beverages including beer and soda. When the original bottle bill was passed, bottled water and juice drinks were not included in the legislation and are still not subject to the deposit. In the last 25 years, …”
That means their cans are marked with the state of sale and you can’t do it.

The Expert answers:

Recycling aluminum benefits the economy, the community and the environment and can make you money. Aluminum can be recycled over and over again. Recycled aluminum will make it back to the product market within 60 days after recycling. Any type of aluminum is recyclable. Schools, organizations and sport teams commonly use this as a method to raise money. There is no out-of-pocket expense. You will simply need to set up a designated area for receiving the aluminum and then transport it to the recycling station

OR

Put crushed aluminum cans in the recycling bin.They are processed the same way. I used to have a can-crusher, a little hand operated press that flattened cans out for easy keeping and storage. You could get a lot more of them into a box and they still were worth the nickel if you lived in CA or other states that refunded on cans.
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The Expert answers:

Just google local recycling centers.

The Expert answers:

Virginia is one of many states that does not have a deposit and return law. You most likely are supposed to put your empty bottles and cans in the recycling bin. You won’t get any money back if you bring them to New York. They need to have the stamp on the top of the can.

The Expert answers:

Yes you can get money for recycling a laptop

you can also do a trade-in where you get money off a new laptop by handing in your old laptop to them. Not a lot of places offer this though and even then you have terms and conditions in place.

The Expert answers:

Food cans -recycle able no money
aluminium pop cans-recycle able money for deposit or money for weight per pound
copper pipe,wire-recycle able money for weight
cast aluminium-(old BB Q’s)money for weight
aluminium siding,soffets,and old window frames-money for weight
beer and alcohol bottles -if deposit paid than money to be
made
in some areas car batteries can be taken to scrap dealer we get 5.00 per battery in Ontario at our centre it may vary per area

The Expert answers:

Cans worth between 3 to 5 cents depending on area. The only way to scrap food cans is mix with tin and other metal.( typically scrap yards dont take food cans) go for wiring, copper, radiators, brass which goes for 1.10 lb for radiators 3.00 per lb for clean copper. 2 for brass. Clean metal should be free of any other types of metal or plastic.

The Expert answers:

Please don’t throw them away!
Ohio doesn’t give money for turning in plastic bottles. But you can certainly recycle.
You can find a place to recycle here:
http://www.recyclingcenters.org/Ohio/

If none of these places are convenient, often schools and public areas have recycling. Just ask around.

The Expert answers:

Ok first of all there are various methods of recycling.

Do you want to make a lot of money or do you want to just make a little bit of money?
If you only want to make a little bit of money then the best thing to do is collect cans. But if you want to make a good amount of money and do it quickly then scraping is the way to go.

You can get information on either one of these methods by doing a simple web search for the terms “can collecting” and “Scraping”