Green Recycle Bag

sunni asked:


Our town provides a recycling bin, but not a good explanation for how to use it. All these years we had just had our recyclables mixed together in it. But I’ve seen on some shows that people separate out their recyclables. Is this necessary to do within the bin?
Then I’ve heard that you need to call your recycler to find out what kind of plastics they recycle. So I did and found out that they only recycle plastics #1 and #2. I hadn’t realized that I had been tossing plastic #5 into the bin as well. So what happens to those extra plastics? Do local recycling plants send the plastics they can’t process to a recycling plant that can? Or do they just toss it into a landfill anyway?
On “Living With Ed” they pointed out that if you keep the cap on a water bottle that you are recycling, they will toss the whole thing! Is this true?
I just feel there are a lot of hidden rules to recycling which will make it an exercise in futility for those who are earnest about it. Any tips?
How can they tell the difference between the plastics? Do they look underneath each item to find the number?

Luciano

minicav asked:


we have a few recycling stations in town and a recycling center…. but it’s too much work for most people and so it’s not a priority to recycle here.

well i work at a fabric store and every day we throw out alot of cardboard…… like shopping carts full.

how should i go about setting up recycling program here….. mainly focusing on the local businesses and stores. is there a organization that could help?

Roseann

Berry asked:


They have these really inconvenient and far away recycling centers in our town, but it is not practical. I think if we had something at our complex, people would be more apt to recycle. If I got it going at our complex, maybe others would follow…

Colby

Brittany asked:


ok i moved to colonial heights, va about 6 months ago. I was walking around last friday outside and noticed people out here actually put out recycling, which nobody did where i used to live. I see that we have a green recycling tub next to our house too, so i want in. But i dont know exactly what they accept or how you have to sort any of the stuff. does anybody know how to go about this? any other tips on how my family can go GREEN? i’m trying to get my parents to switch to energy efficient light bulbs too. happy earth day!

Mel

Andrea M asked:


I would like to get people to recycle in my community but we don’t have anywhere to bring our trash unless we want to drive for three hours. most people around here burn what trash they can and that just pollutes the air. We can bring our cans to a place that will buy them. Who can I contact to get recycling started here? Fire is a really big problem here and I believe most are started from people burning trash because they think they are helping by keeping trash out of the dump. Please help me!!!

Jeanne

illanswer asked:


i live in new york city and i have sen trash can that have a stickers that says recycling program on the top, the sticker is blue and its about 10×12 inches, its blue and i has pictures of what you can recycle on the bottom. my question is do those stickers come with the trash can or you buy them separately, and if thats the case, where do i get those stickers?

Eugene

The RAINMAN asked:


So I’m a student at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign and my problem is that the entire city of Champaign does not have a recycling program. We throw away garbage and recyclables into the same bag. I don’t know how local government and municipalities work, but anyone have any idea how I could get some law makers to atleast think about getting a recycling program instituted? I hear they tell bums to look through trash for recyclable stuff and then take it to a recycling center a few miles away in another town.

Kristie

genie mancenie asked:


I have always recycled but am now trying to be more green and wonder why the commercials about water bottles say they are so horrible. I thought they were ok and were being recycled? Is it really bad to use them if I recycle? I have a newborn and use bottled water to make his formula when I cannot pump. I do use a brita pitcher for my own water but I dont feel it is as clean as the sterile baby water. Also any tips for someone new to green living?

Bryan

tplizzey asked:


Any ideas on companies that might be interested in setting up a recycling center?

Lorenzo

marleyfu asked:


In Mentor, Ohio, they stopped the recyling program but offered that we could drive our recylables to a location to dump.

As a result, hardly anyone recycles.
Cities don’t make decisions on ‘caring’. They shouldn’t! They are there to administrate and it costs money.

I am trying to figure out why it doesn’t work and no, I am not going to organize any recycling programs.

Angelina