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Post by Jim on Aug 18, 2018 7:03:22 GMT
I do click on links if they look interesting. We have 'ordinary leisure batteries' so not really going to submerge myself in the ins-&-outs of Lithium batteries. I expect the Lead in ours will end up in some landfill pit. What will happen to the Lithium in yours? I do take our old batteries, such as LR6/AA from torches and our radio to battery disposal tubs in Tesco's and Sainsbury's - but I have the feeling they end up in landfill anyway. Prove me wrong. Lead in landfill pit? Only if you dump it, even then it will get snaffled by the likes of me, to get the £10 from the scrappers. Most lead gets recycled. Here's a thought, as an oily immigrant, you can't weigh things in, you need a UK address and bank account. Weighed in 2 batteries yesterday. £20 in my bank account. |
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 18, 2018 7:26:07 GMT
I have seen how thick some of the blokes at 'recycling centres' are. I am not afraid to say 'recycling' is mostly a bluff. At Brighouse we were told to chuck old engine coolant with antifreeze in it, into the 'General Waste' skip. At the Skipton dump we were told not to do that because it is a 'dangerous chemical' and were told to put it in the 'chemicals cupboard' but the plastic bottles were unlabelled so how does the man who removes the chemicals from the cupboard know what it is, or that it's 'dangerous' ? Eh?
Anyway, even if we had a label on it, how do they know the label tells the truth ? I'm sure if I'd written 'Novichok' on a label, none of the bozos at the tip would blink an eyelid, and I bet they chuck all the 'dangerous chemicals' into the General Waste skip when no-one is looking.
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Post by kris on Aug 18, 2018 7:35:54 GMT
Unfortunately there's a lot of greenwash around when it comes to recycling.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 18, 2018 7:50:17 GMT
Go to any CRT Biffa bins cupboard and examine the contents of those bins. This tells you that boaters don't give a toss about recycling - any old shit just thrown in. Some conscientous boaters put their glass bottles on the ground by the bins (as there's no bin for glass bottles - and, anyway, who will separate the different hues of glass, and soak all the labels off?) but this just annoys the poorly-paid bin men because they have to stoop to collect those bottles and cram them in to already full-up plastic dumpsters.
I think I shall leave our glass bottles on the ground in future.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2018 7:55:17 GMT
Go to any CRT Biffa bins cupboard and examine the contents of those bins. This tells you that boaters don't give a toss about recycling - any old shit just thrown in. Some conscientous boaters put their glass bottles on the ground by the bins (as there's no bin for glass bottles - and, anyway, who will separate the different hues of glass, and soak all the labels off?) but this just annoys the poorly-paid bin men because they have to stoop to collect those bottles and cram them in to already full-up plastic dumpsters. I think I shall leave our glass bottles on the ground in future. Maybe they were put in the general waste because the bottle bin was ful!? |
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Post by kris on Aug 18, 2018 7:56:06 GMT
It's all the fault of china
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Post by Andyberg on Aug 18, 2018 7:57:46 GMT
It's all the fault of china Or them slimy Indians at the very least! 🙄 |
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Post by kris on Aug 18, 2018 7:59:32 GMT
It's all the fault of china Or the slimy Indians at the very least! Well they've got a part in it definately. |
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 18, 2018 7:59:54 GMT
Even the handles of the Made in China paintbrushes I bought snapped off. You'll find those in a Biffa bin. Probably still today, although I chucked 'em in two weeks ago.
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Post by patty on Aug 18, 2018 8:55:14 GMT
The argument regarding chucking in general waste cos recyclers at tip don't bother, to me is just an indication of justifying to self, why people don't make the effort.
I do my bit..always recycle what I can, ensure they are in the correct skips etc at the tip..I don't very often leave kerbside as I like ensuring that Ive done all I can and I drive past tip on way to town.
What happens to the waste then..is not my responsibility..
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Post by Andyberg on Aug 18, 2018 9:01:32 GMT
I take recyling very seriously...
I regularly recycle kids bikes taken from back gardens and outside sweetshops, used garden tools from peoples sheds, batteries left under cruiser decks, lead off church roofs and copper from along railway lines ....
I like to do my bit for the environment and local hostelry businesses!👍
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Post by lollygagger on Aug 18, 2018 13:00:29 GMT
If you're providing these waste bins, it's cheaper to have "chuck it all in" type bins than recycling ones. It's that simple.
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Post by kris on Aug 18, 2018 14:53:39 GMT
How much of the "recycling" actually gets recycled?
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Post by lollygagger on Aug 18, 2018 15:29:51 GMT
How much of the "recycling" actually gets recycled? I think anything that can be recycled for a return that's greater than the cost of it's disposal is recycled. e.g. if something cost £1 to dispose of or it cost 50p to recycle, the companies collecting this crap would still recycle it. Those bins get sorted through, probably by cheap, hard working Eastern European labour. |
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Post by patty on Aug 18, 2018 15:32:45 GMT
If you're providing these waste bins, it's cheaper to have "chuck it all in" type bins than recycling ones. It's that simple. TBH I found when I lived in a flat, where there are communal bins, recycling seems to be low down on the agenda. Same with where one of my old friends lives..and as for food bins..they put the food into plastic bags(not the compostible ones) and then in the bin. I brought my friend the proper bags and discovered no-one else bothered. |
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