Returning Cans/Bottles to the Depot

[Calgary Flames]

How much is a typical can, bottle worth these days?? I've started storing all my empties for some extra spending money. I've never done this before until now.

thanks

[octothorp]

Originally posted by SuperNilson@Aug 25 2004, 10:44 AM
How much is a typical can, bottle worth these days?? I've started storing all my empties for some extra spending money. I've never done this before until now.

thanks

http://www.foundlocally.com/calgary/Person...dsRecycling.htm

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally posted by SuperNilson@Aug 25 2004, 11:44 AM
How much is a typical can, bottle worth these days?? I've started storing all my empties for some extra spending money. I've never done this before until now.

thanks

http://www.bcmb.ab.ca/worth/fee_schedule.html

Cans aren't worth that much. I just leave em for the bottle pickers outside my place. It's the OJ cartons that are actually worth keeping now.

[RougeUnderoos]

Just for interests sake, what did you used to do with them Jordon?

Beer cans can be 5cents or 10cents. Phone the depot first if that is an issue for you. The ones that are attached to a liquor store usually give 10, the other stand-alones usually give 5.

If you have a lot of beer cans it can add up. If you have ten flats, it's better to get $24 than it is to get $12.

[Calgary Flames]

Originally posted by RougeUnderoos@Aug 25 2004, 11:59 AM
Just for interests sake, what did you used to do with them Jordon?

I just threw them out.

[Dedly]

Originally posted by SuperNilson+Aug 25 2004, 11:05 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (SuperNilson @ Aug 25 2004, 11:05 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-RougeUnderoos@Aug 25 2004, 11:59 AM
Just for interests sake, what did you used to do with them Jordon?

I just threw them out. [/b][/quote]
Paging Captain Planet to this thread. :P

[Leeman4Gilmour]

Originally posted by SuperNilson+Aug 25 2004, 12:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (SuperNilson @ Aug 25 2004, 12:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-RougeUnderoos@Aug 25 2004, 11:59 AM
Just for interests sake, what did you used to do with them Jordon?

I just threw them out. [/b][/quote]
And I thought the younger generation was more in tune with keeping the planet clean.

Remember, you're not recycling for the money. If you recycle all you can - tin, glass, cardboard, milk containers, and compost the organics, you'd be amazed how small your bag of garbage is every week.

[RougeUnderoos]

You threw them out? What is this, 1965?

Anyhow -- what's the best way to get rid of batteries? I just took two out of a flashlight and I don't think it's best that they go to a landfill. Any ideas?

[Calgary Flames]

Save your "clean the planet" jibber jabber. I'm doing it for the money

Ka-Ching!!

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally posted by SuperNilson@Aug 25 2004, 12:31 PM
Save your "clean the planet" jibber jabber.

Its more commen sence then anything.

If you are doing this for the money then you are going to be sad when you come out of the bottle depot about 10 dollars ritcher and a heck of alot stickier and stinkier.

[calf]

Originally posted by SuperNilson@Aug 25 2004, 12:31 PM
Save your "clean the planet" jibber jabber. I'm doing it for the money

Ka-Ching!!

Why didn't you do that for the money before? Maybe if you did, you wouldn't be in this mess where you have to start recycling so you have extra money. :P

[Calgary Flames]

Originally posted by calf+Aug 25 2004, 12:35 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (calf @ Aug 25 2004, 12:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SuperNilson@Aug 25 2004, 12:31 PM
Save your "clean the planet" jibber jabber. I'm doing it for the money

Ka-Ching!!

Why didn't you do that for the money before? Maybe if you did, you wouldn't be in this mess where you have to start recycling so you have extra money. :P [/b][/quote]
I don't know... I was just oblivious when it came to saving my cans, bottles. I'm a buying DVD addict and if saving bottles and cans can get me a DVD every month... why the hell not?

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally posted by SuperNilson@Aug 25 2004, 12:40 PM
I don't know... I was just oblivious when it came to saving my cans, bottles. I'm a buying DVD addict and if saving bottles and cans can get me a DVD every month... why the hell not?

What about your parents?

[looooob]

Originally posted by Leeman4Gilmour+Aug 25 2004, 12:23 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Leeman4Gilmour @ Aug 25 2004, 12:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

I just threw them out.

And I thought the younger generation was more in tune with keeping the planet clean.

Remember, you're not recycling for the money. If you recycle all you can - tin, glass, cardboard, milk containers, and compost the organics, you'd be amazed how small your bag of garbage is every week. [/b][/quote]
no kidding. we're a family of 4 with 2 kids in diapers (I know should be cloth, but there's a limit!) and due to recycling we've never had more than one (relatively large) garbage bag a week...several of our neighbours with similar sized families throw out 2-3x as much per week as we do

[Calgary Flames]

Originally posted by MrMastodonFarm+Aug 25 2004, 12:42 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MrMastodonFarm @ Aug 25 2004, 12:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SuperNilson@Aug 25 2004, 12:40 PM
I don't know... I was just oblivious when it came to saving my cans, bottles. I'm a buying DVD addict and if saving bottles and cans can get me a DVD every month... why the hell not?

What about your parents? [/b][/quote]
What about them?

[AaronSJ]

Originally posted by RougeUnderoos@Aug 25 2004, 01:29 PM
Anyhow -- what's the best way to get rid of batteries?

I believe that Ikea has battery recycling containers in most stores (look near the returns counter). I've also heard that Home Depot has something similar (but I'm not 100% sure).

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally posted by SuperNilson@Aug 25 2004, 12:44 PM
What about them?

Do they just throw out their bottles?

I am just a little amazed at how someone can be "oblivious" to recycling something as simple as cans and bottles.

[Calgary Flames]

Originally posted by MrMastodonFarm+Aug 25 2004, 12:46 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MrMastodonFarm @ Aug 25 2004, 12:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SuperNilson@Aug 25 2004, 12:44 PM
What about them?

Do they just throw out their bottles?

I am just a little amazed at how someone can be "oblivious" to recycling something as simple as cans and bottles. [/b][/quote]
We've never recycled our bottles and cans. I honestly don't know many people that do... Be amazed all you want.

[Reaper]

Originally posted by SuperNilson+Aug 25 2004, 12:49 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (SuperNilson @ Aug 25 2004, 12:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Do they just throw out their bottles?

I am just a little amazed at how someone can be "oblivious" to recycling something as simple as cans and bottles.

We've never recycled our bottles and cans. I honestly don't know many people that do... Be amazed all you want. [/b][/quote]
You are the first person I've known that didn't recycle their bottles and cans to get the deposit back.

[habernac]

Originally posted by RougeUnderoos@Aug 25 2004, 12:29 PM
You threw them out? What is this, 1965?

Anyhow -- what's the best way to get rid of batteries? I just took two out of a flashlight and I don't think it's best that they go to a landfill. Any ideas?

I think Battery World used to accept old batteries for disposal.


I'm often amazed at how lazy and unthoughtful people are with the amount of stuff they throw out instead of recycle. All it takes is a little extra effort. Paper, cardboard, food cans, newspapers, magazines, bottles. Get some containers, fill and empty them every week and you're helping out your planet. I don't think that's too much to ask.