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 Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:34 am
Why aren't recycling bins made out of recycled material? I've been trying to figure it out! Hmm...
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Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:39 pm
I....have no idea.
But...I was trying to reuse an extra garbage can in my garage as a recycling bin, (with no lid) I even painted a white recycle symbol on the side. 9-9 I think my town forgot to give us a can, they use to just give it to us or easy pick up.
Anyway, Twice, my town refused to take it. Then I taped a note to the can when it was filled with bottles saying, "I'm using this extra can as my recycling can. Please take the bottles. Thank you."
They finally took it. biggrin
They're so picky!
Here's another question:
>Why aren't the plastic caps on plastic water bottles the same kind of plastic?
>...Why do we crush glass beer bottles, when they're going to be melted down to make more beer bottles?
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Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 11:41 am
You can get free stickers to turn anything into a recycling bin though. That way your bin is made of recycled materials. They're currently out of stock. sad But they say to check back.
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Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 3:55 am
Can't we just use that as a template to make our own stickers then?
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Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:09 am
Insanity Logic Can't we just use that as a template to make our own stickers then? I wouldn't see why not. I'm sure they'd rather save a sticker if possible, since those are litter too.
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Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:52 am
I have a small recycling bin I rescued from my family's personal landfill (seriously, there's a hole on our property that certain relatives of mine think is for putting their trash in), and if I recall it's actually made from recycled material.
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:39 pm
Hugel I....have no idea. But...I was trying to reuse an extra garbage can in my garage as a recycling bin, (with no lid) I even painted a white recycle symbol on the side. 9-9 I think my town forgot to give us a can, they use to just give it to us or easy pick up. Anyway, Twice, my town refused to take it. Then I taped a note to the can when it was filled with bottles saying, "I'm using this extra can as my recycling can. Please take the bottles. Thank you." They finally took it. biggrin They're so picky! Here's another question: >Why aren't the plastic caps on plastic water bottles the same kind of plastic? >...Why do we crush glass beer bottles, when they're going to be melted down to make more beer bottles? hhaahaa, good idea! (: I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT THAT TOO!!! But I think they are melted.
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:41 pm
Ellavemia You can get free stickers to turn anything into a recycling bin though. That way your bin is made of recycled materials. They're currently out of stock. sad But they say to check back. Oh my gosh. That's a good idea! (:
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:42 pm
Yanueh I have a small recycling bin I rescued from my family's personal landfill (seriously, there's a hole on our property that certain relatives of mine think is for putting their trash in), and if I recall it's actually made from recycled material. Interesting...
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:11 pm
ii l i k e h u g s ii Why aren't recycling bins made out of recycled material? I've been trying to figure it out! Hmm... Hugel Here's another question: >Why aren't the plastic caps on plastic water bottles the same kind of plastic? >...Why do we crush glass beer bottles, when they're going to be melted down to make more beer bottles?
I found this article on plastic plastic caps, apparently it's bad to mix two different kinds of plastics: http://environment.about.com/od/recycling/a/plastic_lids.htm
For the beer bottle thing, I think it would be better if the manufacture's retook there bottles back and reused them. I think it would save a lot of energy. However, I guess someone could argue that by doing so, it would use a lot of energy and water to wash all of the bottles.
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