How can you recycle perscription pill bottles?
Can you just put them with the rest of your plastic recyclables? Or can you take them back to the pharmacy? I was just wondering, what do you do with them? I dont really know of anything or if there even is anything so I just want to know what you all think. Thanks.
Read MoreDo recycling companies make money off of what they recycle? And how much?
Most people have to pay for recycling service, so they get money there. But they also sell the recyclables right? Is it fair that people have to pay to try to do something good? And if the recycling companies do make money on what is recycled then why can’t recycling be free… if it was free then more people would recycle and the companies would make even more money.
Read MoreHow do you balance conservation of water usage (during a drought) with requirements to rinse recycleables?
Which do you feel is more important? Conserving water during a drought and foregoing recycling items that must be washed or rinsed out prior to recycling, or, using scarce water resources to prevent potential recyclables from taking space in a landfill?
Which is most important?
Read MoreHow much does monthly recycling contribute to the environment?
I planned on starting to recycle every day items (cans, paper, bottles, etc) around my house instead of being wasteful and throwing them away. This was just so I could feel like I was helping the environment out a little bit. However, I wanted to know just how useful one person’s monthly recyclables are to helping the environment. Like 2 full garbage bags worth per month.
Read MoreHow can it be more 'green' when we have to drive to our recycling place?
The only thing I can think of is if we take our recyclables when we’re going to go out anyway, but that doesn’t really work since there wouldn’t be room in our car/truck. The area isn’t really close enough to bike to, and even if it was our bins are too large to be biked to the area.
Is there anyway to be more green about this or not?
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