11-09-2008, 05:50 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Azure
Alright, so I take cardboard to the recycling depot....the 'green' and sensible thing to do. They crush it, tie it together and send it away.
Where does it go, and what happens to it?
Same with paper, bottles, etc, etc. What do they do to use it again?
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don't remember exactly but i believe that most of the recycling done at the green bins gets boxed up and shipped over to asia somewhere, not sure about the bottles and cans.
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11-09-2008, 05:55 PM
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Had an idea!
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Makes sense. They need the cardboard to ship stuff back over here.
But, what do they do with the cardboard to turn it into a reusable box?
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11-09-2008, 05:58 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Just as a slight aside, are we able to take our milk containers to the bottle depot now?
I took in my recycling today and noticed that the milk bins were empty and I seem to recall that there's a deposit on milk now.
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11-09-2008, 06:01 PM
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Has lived the dream!
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Where I lay my head is home...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Azure
Makes sense. They need the cardboard to ship stuff back over here.
But, what do they do with the cardboard to turn it into a reusable box?
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They pulp it down with water and heavy machinery and turn it back into paper, using bleach, and other materials when needed.
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11-09-2008, 06:15 PM
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Had an idea!
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Originally Posted by Daradon
They pulp it down with water and heavy machinery and turn it back into paper, using bleach, and other materials when needed.
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Ah, I see.
I knew there was some way that they re-used it, just wasn't sure.
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11-09-2008, 06:19 PM
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pope04
Just as a slight aside, are we able to take our milk containers to the bottle depot now?
I took in my recycling today and noticed that the milk bins were empty and I seem to recall that there's a deposit on milk now.
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Recycling fees for milk containers don't start to June 1st 2009.
http://www.bcmb.ab.ca/
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11-09-2008, 06:29 PM
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Has lived the dream!
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Where I lay my head is home...
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Originally Posted by Azure
Ah, I see.
I knew there was some way that they re-used it, just wasn't sure.
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Yeah depending on what the end result is they can save up to 90%+ of the original materials or something. Obviously for higher end products, they have to add in more, but they still save lots.
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11-09-2008, 08:49 PM
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Had an idea!
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Originally Posted by Daradon
Yeah depending on what the end result is they can save up to 90%+ of the original materials or something. Obviously for higher end products, they have to add in more, but they still save lots.
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Heh, cool.
I figured it was a high rate....but not 90%. Sure makes it worth the effort to recycle it then.
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11-09-2008, 08:50 PM
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Random Title Change!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary
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You know, I had always wondered the same thing. As a kid, I always thought the bins were like bottomless pits and ate the cardboard. Sadly, adulthood ruined the awesomeness of recycling for me.
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11-09-2008, 09:21 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Portland, OR
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Shipping recycling to Asia always seemed like a complete waste of energy, but according to some British study, it's not because of the net trade imbalance. Since we import more from Asia than we export, it's better to load those returning ships up with crap we don't want to deal with...
I still don't see why there can't be facilities to process the materials more locally, though. We do have a big glass recycling facility here, in the most recyclingest city in the US, but I've seen those container ships loaded with bales of our junk mail pulling out of the port headed west.
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11-09-2008, 09:41 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Sunnyvale nursing home
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On CBC Radio this week, there was a bit on how the market for salvaged materials has gone in the crapper lately (for everything from copper to cardboard) and how some recyclers were now having to pay to get rid of material that previously provided revenue for them.
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11-10-2008, 09:02 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by Dion
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Ahh, thanks. Makes sense.
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11-10-2008, 09:10 AM
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Dances with Wolves
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Section 304
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Originally Posted by Stumptown
Shipping recycling to Asia always seemed like a complete waste of energy, but according to some British study, it's not because of the net trade imbalance. Since we import more from Asia than we export, it's better to load those returning ships up with crap we don't want to deal with...
I still don't see why there can't be facilities to process the materials more locally, though. We do have a big glass recycling facility here, in the most recyclingest city in the US, but I've seen those container ships loaded with bales of our junk mail pulling out of the port headed west. |
I never knew that - makes a lot of sense really. Also just in case anybody doesn't know the rates on many bottle depot items went up on November 1. Soda cans are now worth as much as beer cans!
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