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11-11-2011, 08:24 AM | #1 |
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Recycle
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11-11-2011, 04:59 PM | #2 |
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Very interesting. The contrasts between creative art and desperate survival scavenging are striking. No. 3 could be an IotD.
Some of those are more about reusing or repurposing rather than strictly recycling. These are actually better. Recycling often takes a lot of energy. Then again, maybe "recycling" has linguistically stretched to include these other forms.
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11-12-2011, 05:48 AM | #3 |
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We teach the children that the proper order is reduce, reuse, recycle.
Teaching them to turn off taps and turn out lights is important. Sadly, we don't teach them to turn down or turn off the heating We have a very inefficient heating system in school which means uneven distribution. I currently work in one of the hottest classrooms. Sweaty.
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11-12-2011, 06:55 AM | #4 |
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We use this one:
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11-12-2011, 07:03 AM | #5 |
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Tis good.
There's not enough De La Soul in the world today.
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11-12-2011, 07:29 AM | #6 |
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Our area has introduced recycling very slowly. When we moved here, about 15 years ago, they had a central area you could take some limited recyclables to and drop them off. A local reporter happened to follow the truck taking the recyclable along the road and watched them dump the whole thing into the landfill. After that all recycling in the area ceased. It was a bummer. Nothing was done for about 12 more years until they started curbside recycling where you put EVERYTHING into the the same bin. Now it is completely easy. Our recycle bin fills up a twice the rate of our old trash bin. We have not been able to get a second bin and really need one as the pick up is only every other week. Anyway I feel a lot better about the whole thing as when we had guests they would always ask, "Do you recycle?", as the went to throw the can or bottle in the trash. I no longer have to make excuses.
All of this goes into the bin: All paper products All forms of plastic All glass All metal Batteries Anything you don't want in a landfill.
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11-12-2011, 07:44 AM | #7 |
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This is one of my pet peeves. Spending limited money on limited resources with terrible results. Considering the resources put into construction, poor building design is inexcusable. If I could start my work-life all over again, I think livable building design would be a great path.
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11-12-2011, 10:02 AM | #9 |
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All of our trash go to the incinerator to make electricity.
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11-12-2011, 10:35 AM | #10 | |
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11-12-2011, 10:37 AM | #11 |
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There's probably still a materials recycle facility at the front end, to take out any valuable materials.
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11-12-2011, 12:04 PM | #12 | |
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Maybe. I don't have any faith in the companies who run incinerators.
Detroit just ratified changes to the city charter, which included a mandate to start a recycling program. Quote:
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11-12-2011, 12:24 PM | #13 | |
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The operating company will do what ever makes them the most money. You can't really burn metals and glass, so those have to be removed from the waste stream before putting the combustibles into the burner or gasifier. If they're worth anything, they'll be recycled. Rocks, dirt, broken concrete, etc. are taken out and used for road base or daily cover. If the paper, cardboard, plastic, etc. materials are worth anything, they'll be recycled. If not, they'll be burned. |
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11-12-2011, 12:28 PM | #14 |
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I'm older than I act... but you're right, maybe next stage.
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11-12-2011, 12:31 PM | #15 |
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I hope so.
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