Re: Pearls Before Swine: Rat The Luddite

On Fri, 16 Aug 2024 22:06:11 -0500, "Jay E. Morris"
<morrisj@epsilon3.comcon> wrote:

On 8/16/2024 11:56 AM, Chris Buckley wrote:

[1] I tend to stress this because, until 10 or 15 or so years ago lids
could only be recycled if they were ferrous metal or larger than 3
inches (something to do with jamming the grinders). Bottle caps were
not at all. But then lids/caps still attached to the bottle/jar became
recyclable regardless of size. Whether this represented any particular
/desire/ to process them or whether it was just to keep them from
messing up the grinders by being attached to something larger I have
no idea.

Interesting. In our area, lids/tops can be recycled but they need to be
separated from the jar or bottle, even if both are plastic. Different
sorts of plastics are recycled separately.
 
Chris

>
I moved from one place where they had to be separated to a location
where they don't.  Thing is that the move wasn't that far and I'm pretty
sure the two waste management companies use the same recycling facility.
>
What gets me is that many bottles of spray cleaners come with a wrap
over the bottle. The wrap has all the printing, the actual bottle is
just a clear bottle. The wrap is NOT recyclable and must be removed
before putting the bottle in the recycling.

There is a program for recycling "films" that might work. Some items
that aren't particularly filmy are included. If available, the dropoff
should be in a grocery store or pharmacy.

But, yes, some plastic simply cannot be recycled. At present, anyway.
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