Description : What kinds of plastic are recyclable in San Francisco?
Last Answer : According to these folks: http://www.sfenvironment.com/aboutus/recycling/resident/curbside.htm
Description : Where can i find recyclable plastic sheet material?
Last Answer : answer:PET! You can get PET in various forms (sadly, I don’t have a good local supplier, but you should try talking to TAP plastics)—including quite rigid sheet. You can make PET from plastic bottles, so you can use recycled materials and then recycle them into the regular blue bin stream.
Description : Are milk and juice containers recyclable, if so where or which brands? See detail.
Last Answer : I’m asking because the general answer seems to be you have to ask the city you live in, ...it’s case by case basis, etc.
Description : Shouldn't rubberbands be recyclable?
Last Answer : Well, they are recyclable in the sense you yourself can do a lot with them. Not sure why they don’t allow you to recycle them. Maybe it’s because the material they are made of. It’s not just rubber they put stuff on it to make it stretchy and all that.
Description : How careful are you about recycling what's recyclable?
Last Answer : Where I live, the rules are set by the local council. I try very hard to follow the rules. I err on the side of caution though as I worry that if I put something in that is wrong it will contaminate the ... sure that they can be dealt with. So I put these in the general bin if I can't get them clean
Description : What happens to non-recyclable materials in a recycling bin?
Last Answer : I can tell you for sure that recycled paper comes with a whole host of non paper items before processing. It gets de-trashed in the recycling process. Imagine 6 foot tall heaps of staples,paper ... since they tend to clump together and gunk things up. I imagine plastics are in the same boat.
Description : Is a "Flavor Fresh Steamer"(tm) recyclable?
Last Answer : Check the bottom of the container for recyclable symbols. I just assume they are, and put them into my recycle bin after rinsing out.
Description : Are lightbulbs recyclable?
Last Answer : Not really. It would certainly cost more to recycle them than to shove them in a landfill.
Description : Are Yaz/Yasmin pill pockets recyclable?
Last Answer : Could you link to that forum? I am equally perplexed by this fuzzy packaging. ;-)
Description : Why not get a small chipper and chip non-recyclable plastics into small pieces before dumping?
Last Answer : Because a landfill full of sharp plastic shards is not good for the enviroment. Also given that it won't speed up the rate decomposition I think it isn't worth the effort. Add on ... overall it's probably worsefor the enviroment. It would be better to boycot companies that use plastic packaging.
Description : In San Francisco, are the metal caps from beer bottles recyclable?
Last Answer : Wouldn’t the metal caps be recyclable wherever you are located? And yes they are, I hear they are about a dollar if you go some place where you can cash them in.
Description : Should we start mining old landfill sites for plastics and other recyclable material?
Last Answer : I don’t see why not! I think it could be worth it. Then we wouldnt have to cut down as many trees to get new stuff. All the stuff at the dump is just going to sit there anyways.
Description : Give an example of a non-renewable resource that is non- recyclable also. -Geography
Last Answer : A non-renewable resource is a finite resource. It cannot renew itself completely, making it a valuable and limited in quantity. An example of a renewable resource is coal. Coal is a fossil fuel ... It takes billions of years to form naturally, so it is considered to be a non-renewable resource.
Description : Discuss the processes of common recyclable items. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Aluminium: Many beverage containers are aluminium made which can be melted and recycled. They are crushed and baled before sending them to the reclamation plant. Here they are put into furnace and melted ... colour and made free from impurities. The cullet is melted in a furnace to make new glass.
Description : What is made from recyclable materials? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Aluminium cans are melted down and recycled into new aluminium cans and other products made of aluminium. (ii) Newspapers and telephone books are ground up and made into newsprint, cereal ... contains plenty of nitrogen and other organic nutrients, it is great in gardens and flower beds.
Description : Are disposable cameras recyclable?
Last Answer : Yes. Less than half of disposable cameras are ever actually recycled, and not all parts of the cameras are recyclable.
Description : Are newspaper recyclable waste?
Last Answer : Yes- paper can be recycled to become more paper.
Description : How often does the Canon mp550 ink cartridge need to be changed, and is it recyclable?
Last Answer : Every Canon printer requires a certain type of Canon ink cartridge. The MP550 cartridge is for the MP500 series printer. Unless it is a refillable ink cartridge the actual cartridge has to be replaced once the ... you can refill it once then you must get a new one or your printer could be damaged.
Description : A secondary -use package can best be defined as one that A)can be used as a promotional tool. B)can be reused for purposes other than its initial use. C)facilitates transportation, storage, and handling for middlemen. D)is recyclable and environmentally safe.
Last Answer : A)can be used as a promotional tool.