Please explain to me how recycling works in states with reycling bills (recycle bin, plastic)
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Simple question, i've just never lived in any of the states that have recycling laws. California, connecticut, delaware, hawaii, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, new york, oregon, or vermont. So i'd just like to know from anyone that has had first hand experience in one of these states how it is you get 2 or 5 or 10 cents whatever it may be for a plastic bottle or a can while in some states you get nothing. What is the process for getting your change in return for the recyclable like in your state? Do they add to the price of the item at the store so you are just basically getting some of your money back or can you just find a beer can in your neighbors front yard and cash it in for a nickle?
When you buy a drink bottle or can that can be returned, the price includes the bottle or can. You can return the bottle or can to a supermarket where they accept it and get your few cents worth. You can also just find a bottle or can in someone's else trash and cash it in for the few cents. Poor & homeless people sometimes do that.
Thanks for the explanation. Now i'm wondering why every state dosen't do this to promote more recycling? Also when you cash the bottle in do you have to be a resident of the state you are in, and does it matter where the bottle originated from?
Anyone can cash in the bottle or can. (Nobody checks your identification.)The bottle/can will be accepted if it accepted for return in that location and the amount of money you will get depend on what state you are in. (Sometimes on cans/bottles it listed different amounts of cents for returns in different states.)
Recycling programs are expensive feel good programs that waste large amounts of money. That could be used in much better ways*. Some programs spend $2 to recover $1 worth of material.
* Like giving it back to the people that earned it.
Here in CA they add it to the receipt and then tax the deposit. Never understood why it is taxed at all.
They do have machines to return them to get the money back. Or what we do is crush them and store them in extra trash cans and return them to a return center that pays by the pound. It only pays back well if you clip a coupon from the newspaper.
Here in CA they add it to the receipt and then tax the deposit. Never understood why it is taxed at all.
They do have machines to return them to get the money back. Or what we do is crush them and store them in extra trash cans and return them to a return center that pays by the pound. It only pays back well if you clip a coupon from the newspaper.
Do you get the same amount for them per can if you take them in bulk as opposed to individually? What's the deal with this coupon you speak of, could you please elaborate a little more. Thank-you.
Florida legislature had a 5 cents deposit proposal many years ago but it was voted down. But now recycling is in just about every county anyway. Every home was issued a red bin for paper, cardboard and a blue bin for tin, glass, plastic, aluminum containers. They think they're getting about 90% compliance. Three garbage trucks every tuesday to pick up garbage, recyclable and yard waste. Costs $160 a year on tax bill. And as I noted on another thread, they will pick up electronic stuff if you call them.
Do you get the same amount for them per can if you take them in bulk as opposed to individually? What's the deal with this coupon you speak of, could you please elaborate a little more. Thank-you.
Not that I'm aware of. If you do it by weight, you generally get less than you paid for the per can amount. Most large places go by weight because it's faster though. The other option is just put it in the recycle bin and the city picks it up with the regular garbage, if your city has this. I decided it wasn't worth a few dollars to take it to the recycle center so I put most things in the recycle bin for them to pick up.
Recycling programs are expensive feel good programs that waste large amounts of money. That could be used in much better ways*. Some programs spend $2 to recover $1 worth of material.
* Like giving it back to the people that earned it.
A significant majority of the aluminum is recycled aluminum, which takes about 5-10% of the energy to process as getting raw aluminum.
The programs may or may not be effective, but recycling aluminum saves energy.
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