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This struck me suddenly as I was passing a pizzeria downtown - I think it was Prince Street Pizza, where the crowd always has me wondering if it's really that great. I noticed their huge pile of cardboard pizza boxes in the the trash right outside and thought, Why doesn't this place have a re-cycling container for all that discarded cardboard?
This struck me suddenly as I was passing a pizzeria downtown - I think it was Prince Street Pizza, where the crowd always has me wondering if it's really that great. I noticed their huge pile of cardboard pizza boxes in the the trash right outside and thought, Why doesn't this place have a re-cycling container for all that discarded cardboard?
If they're the cardboard boxes that pizza goes out in most recyclers won't take them because of the grease.
This struck me suddenly as I was passing a pizzeria downtown - I think it was Prince Street Pizza, where the crowd always has me wondering if it's really that great. I noticed their huge pile of cardboard pizza boxes in the the trash right outside and thought, Why doesn't this place have a re-cycling container for all that discarded cardboard?
I will never forget.
The city implemented recycling.
I was following protocol for years.
Sorting out cardboard,metal,plastic,paper ...
You get the idea.
Then I would notice when working at a housing project
No recycling effort whatsoever.
Everything dumped into one container.
I would get a fine for accidentally placing a paper coupon in with
a metal container.
I asked one of the the maintenance men on site. what gives?
The answer.........."No enforcement."
I see a great way to increase revenue!
There you have it................
Businesses are required to recycle, so no, they aren't "exempt" from regulations.
In case you've not noticed outside of every business you see bundles and or bags of paper. These are left out for private carting companies to collect, though there are separate trucks; one for "garbage" others for "recycling".
As have noted frequently all over the city there are people driving all sorts of trucks who "steal" commercial paper left out for recycling. Fact that the city requires businesses to separate the stuff makes their work easier.
If they're the cardboard boxes that pizza goes out in most recyclers won't take them because of the grease.
Excuse me, but most household/kitchen items will always have food residue, but we're expected to re-cycle, I think.
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Originally Posted by BugsyPal
Businesses are required to recycle, so no, they aren't "exempt" from regulations.
In case you've not noticed outside of every business you see bundles and or bags of paper. These are left out for private carting companies to collect, though there are separate trucks; one for "garbage" others for "recycling".
As have noted frequently all over the city there are people driving all sorts of trucks who "steal" commercial paper left out for recycling. Fact that the city requires businesses to separate the stuff makes their work easier.
I'm talking about trash cans filled indiscriminately with recyclable and non.
Above tells what is supposed to be recycled, and not. Do all businesses comply 100%, no. But then again many residential households don't either; well not until they get enough fines from DSNY that prompts them into action.
Excuse me, but most household/kitchen items will always have food residue, but we're expected to re-cycle, I think.
I'm talking about trash cans filled indiscriminately with recyclable and non.
Yes, city requires *all* domestic paper to be separated out for recycling, but what there is actually a market for is another story.
"Pizza boxes are among the most common offenders when it comes to contamination, waste managers say. The problem is that oil often seeps into the cardboard. The oil cannot be separated from the fiber, making that material less valuable, and less marketable, to buyers."
I find recycling one big PITA, Some things I recycle, OJ containers, big things like that. small crap, garbage, dont care.
my office just implemented the blue pails for the plastic water bottles, that I dont mind as Im only walking down the hall, as opposed to my apartment on the 4th floor of a walk up, hardly doing that for a tuna can......
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