Do you ever wonder...
October 4th, 2016 at 1:10:23 PM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | What happens to staples once they're used up? They're too small and inconsequential to be gathered in an office for recycling. So naturally they end up in the trash. But trash does get recycled sometimes. What happens to staples then? Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
October 4th, 2016 at 1:20:38 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | What I wonder about is why people grieve about burying plastic bottles in a landfill. We pull the oil from the ground, make a bottle out of it, and put it back in the ground where it came from. This causes much hand wringing for some reason. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 4th, 2016 at 1:25:02 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 188 Posts: 18631 | I think it's the decay time for plastic. Plus I suppose it's cheaper to recycle plastic. There's a guy who made a whole island out of plastic waste. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
October 4th, 2016 at 1:47:35 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
How long does it take crude oil to decay. What's the difference if it decays as a bottle or as oil. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 4th, 2016 at 1:53:56 PM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | Come to think of it, we do recycle paper. Twice, in fact. first printed pages are used on the other side if it's blank (after running them through the copier to scrawl lines on the printed side; trust me, it's essential), and then one of the custodial staff takes the used up paper somewhere. The latter often includes staples, as pages stapled together aren't unstapled before being thrown in the bin (actually a cardboard box for old paper). Since I've yet to see staples, or paper clips, embedded in recycled paper or cardboard, I assume they're removed before the paper is processed, maybe by using magnets? A large paper recycling plant could pick up several kilos of metal that way. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
October 4th, 2016 at 2:32:26 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
They use strong electro magnets in all recycling to remove metal that a magnet attracts. I've seen the operations in person. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 4th, 2016 at 3:28:02 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
For me it is the lack of frugality. Use a bottle once and dump it? Wasteful. I wish st least burn for the energy being thrown away. The President is a fink. |
October 4th, 2016 at 4:25:42 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 188 Posts: 18631 | Plastic bottle island https://youtu.be/GnLhWpy_nqI?t=58 You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
October 5th, 2016 at 12:22:38 PM permalink | |
Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 |
They can also use an eddy current separator to remove non-ferrous metals. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
October 5th, 2016 at 12:23:12 PM permalink | |
Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 | a plastic bottle in the ground isn't particularly useful. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |