Oh, it's different because of the German system being
different. There are four bins, if memory serves -- paper,
compost, other recyclables, and trash.
But I suppose I still question what goes in "other
recycleables" versus "trash".
Heck, I even tried encouraging them to get rid of VHS
tapes because they said they didn't have a working VCR,
but the solution wound up being doing some tech support
that got their VCR setup again.
Thats a hilarious story! We haven't had a VCR in years but
my wife won't get rid of the Disney tapes she had bought
for our first child, used, at a garage sale. Of course,
I'm like, umm.. we have Disney+?
things: stamps, beanie babies, etc... She did eventually
let me sell it all on ebay, which freed up half a garage.
That was a milestone.
realize not everyone is weird like me -- I like
countertops free of clutter, everything organized, like
walking into a freshly turned hotel room. Most I suppose
aren't quite that particular.
We are at a stand still with him on getting rid of
anything. I had to finally get a stuffed animal bean bag
to free up space in his room. It's been a battle; and he
doesn't go for the entire donate idea at the moment,
unless it's a happy meal toy.
But I suppose I still question what goes in "other
recycleables" versus "trash".
Why not just keep the sleeves/covers in a binder or something, and
throw out the tapes?
That must have been an incredible project to list everything with descriptions and details.
The backroom of my book shop would drive you crazy. I am fortunate
that I have the flexibility and the flat stomach to navigate the
I would very much like no clutter at home too. But now I
practically don't care. I had a surplus of used books arrive for
the shop. I kept a few boxes in my truck for a while, but I had to
remove them to make room for transporting my summer tires. So, the
boxes are now in the house in the foyer and up the entryway stairs a
bit. I could put the boxes back in the truck now, but I'm going to
need to have room to transport my winter tires soon.
Definitely NOT a chip off the ol'block. :)
In Canada, black or coloured plastic are not allowed to be combined
in clear-container or white plastics. They may all be recyclable,
but the coloured stuff probably needs to go through a separate
chemical process to break down?
Why not just keep the sleeves/covers in a binder or
something, and throw out the tapes?
Ummm .. I don't go there for the sake of a peaceful house.
[Regarding listing on eBay..]
It was, if my memory recalls (mind you this was 15 years
ago ..) 3 months of listing and selling? It's how I
learned that eBay was more work then profit and never
started an eBay biz.
Based on your explanation, and my past in retail .. Yeah
.. a full warehouse is lost profit. I'd be finding a way
to get the merch on the floor and moving, or writing off
what was not sell-able and getting it put in bulk boxes
to goodwill or eBay.
Definitely NOT a chip off the ol'block. :)
Ummm .. oddly, he's a mini-me, or the most of the three
.. except for the cleanliness in his room.
Outside, he's as much into gardening and landscaping as I
am, is starting Karate next month, and watched football
with me yesterday.
So I can't complain too much; I just close his door and
when his stuff creeps into the hallway .. I jump in and
we start cleaning his room.
Actually, plastics all recycle basically the same way.
But the colored vs clear/white is more for use. it all
gets ground up, but the color additives are there to
stay.
If, for example, you are going to make plastic water
bottles, you don't necessarily want black plastic in the
mix.
I was confused when I first moved to Hamilton from
Muskoka. In Muskoka styrofoam is (or was when I lived up
there) recyclable.
Here in Hamilton is wasn't when I moved here, then it was
for awhile, and now it isn't again. I just recently
learned that coloured plastics aren't recyclable here as
well. All these Mandarin containers I've tossed in the
blue-bin all these years probably just ended up in the
trash.
P.S: You're using your real name today?
I think today's styrofoam packaging is using a biodegradable material.
P.S: You're using your real name today?
Weird. I don't recall changing anything on my side.
In Canada, black or coloured plastic are not allowed to be combined
in clear-container or white plastics. They may all be recyclable,
In my community, we are instructed to put coloured "container"
plastics into the trash.
In Canada, black or coloured plastic are not allowed to be combined
in clear-container or white plastics. They may all be recyclable,
but the coloured stuff probably needs to go through a separate
chemical process to break down?
But somehow I still traveled to Germany with a couple of
possibly-useless sensors for use with my Arduino, and some
hockey-puck location beacons that I swear I'll get around
to using eventually, but haven't really in the four years
of owning them.
But at least they're small.
plastics, metals, paper not sure what else off hand. But as per the
point I made in an earlier post, its cheaper to do if the donor sorts
it all out for you.
How did you manage to convince the folks at that border that
you weren't smuggling in some spy-devices? LOL
I travelled with a computer from Canada to USA with a special
computer in the backseat. I was help up at the border and
grilled with all kinds of questions about that thing.
Though now I have Global Entry, which is what people pay for so that
they can be treated the way everyone should be treated. Though I've only used it for TSA PreCheck, which is great -- you get to just put your
stuff on the conveyor belt, walk through a metal detector, and be done.
Having more separation decreases the amount of recyclable items that are recycled, but increases the amount that's unusable.
Having more separation decreases the amount of recyclable items that a recycled, but increases the amount that's unusable.
It all depends I've worked in recycle plants on a sorting line
separating it all out.
Having more separation decreases the amount of recyclable items thata A> recycled, but increases the amount that's unusable.
It all depends I've worked in recycle plants on a sorting line
separating it all out.
I imagine your experience is invaluable on facts in this conversation, but I'm not really following here -- I was thinking about total quantity of items put in recycle bins before/after switching to/from a single-stream system, and I thought the data was pretty conclusive that it increased the amount of recycling.
And the "increases the amount that's unusable" bit was about things like glass breaking, non-empty jars getting their contents over the paper products, etc.
Though I guess "unusable" has changed over time, so maybe that's the "it depends" part?
Why would that affect anything? Glass gets broken and ground up for reuse, paper is washed and repulped. Metals are melted down.
Adept wrote to Charles Pierson <=-
I imagine your experience is invaluable on facts in this conversation,
but I'm not really following here -- I was thinking about total
quantity of items put in recycle bins before/after switching to/from a single-stream system, and I thought the data was pretty conclusive that
it increased the amount of recycling.
paulie420 wrote to Adept <=-
I hear you on that one - are you old enough to have experienced the
90s.. or at least before 9/11? I swear I could get dropped off 10
minutes before the flight.. mosey on up to the ticket counter to make
sure I checked a bag, that had to be loaded, and walk to the gate - the plane would wait the extra 2 minutes if needed and you could get on the plane with only talking to one airline person. Maybe 2, depending on
the checked bag bit.
You could certainly make flights a half our early or [gasp] 45 minutes.
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