Comments on: Recycling as a last resort?

By: Rob Robinson

Rob Robinson — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:28:43 +0000

Thanks, Gavin. That’s wild.

SB, I think Curby containers are 96-gallons, but I’m not sure. I never was especially good at estimating volume. I get lost going beyond two liters. Ha ha.

By: gavin

gavin — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:48:00 +0000

a long time ago i had a security job that dealt with top secret documents. periodically, about every two weeks, we would drive a number of boxes of papers to a recycle plant and had to watch them get dumped into this big huge silo type drum in that was mostly in the ground that had a blender contraption at the bottom that tore up and soaked the paper back into pulp. not sure if it got recycled after that, i think it did.. either way, i imagine that it goes somewhat like that.

By: Southern Beale

Southern Beale — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:06:08 +0000

You can get a 96-gallon cart? Maybe that’s what I have … today I called to get a third one (I wanted a little one) and I thought they said our options were 64 and 48 gallon. Maybe I’m wrong.

By: Rob Robinson

Rob Robinson — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:48:32 +0000

I’d like to know more about where most of our recycled items go, too. I’ve heard similar estimates. I’m in favor of looking for ways to waste less and use what we have more wisely, that’s for sure…

Kudos to you for paying to recycle. That’s honorable.

By: gavin

gavin — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:56:57 +0000

ew.. to charge for the amount of their trash.. you will find a friend with me on that. our household might produce a single trash bag a week. but with children that could increase. still, we pay a private company to help with our recycling as old hickory uses their own water/sewage public works and curby doesn’t fit into that plan. i’ve heard that about 10 percent of what is recycled is actually put into recycle. but that doesn’t give excuse to just throw away the practice of recycling. we could be more radical in all kinds of other waste practices…