recycling programs

A:i drive a recycling truck in Australia for the city of Casey we have 4 trucks on that run.. i go through roughly $500 a week on diesel servicing about 1500 house give or take 100 on my own a day.. in Australia every municipality has a recycling program built into the rates they pay..

A:I think I'm interested in your topic but I'm not sure I understand your question; you might want to re-word it. What are "multiple recycling programs"? I've heard some people claim that if we throw all materials--plastic, paper, steel, aluminium, glass--into one bin, that it doesn't actually end up getting recycled. Is that what you're asking? I'm a faithful recycler and recycle whatever we can but I also want accountability--I want assurance that the materials ARE getting sorted out and recycled. If this is your question/ concern too, I'll be interested in responses to your post.

A:This is a great question! And it makes me wish that all towns had the same recycling programs in place and that they were all COMPLETE! That would mean that each town would have a range of options at every recycling depot to handle all items that need recycling. I have seen transfer stations and recycle facilities in many towns and states and most have only "some" recycle options in place. They inlcude any of the following (but rare to find a town that has all): Curbside recycle of bottles, cans, paper Cardboard Box Hazardous materials Batteries Metal Yard waste pick up or deliver to depot Compost and Chip exchange Book return Paint exchange Computer electronic pick up or deliver to depot Appliance pick up or deliver to depot SWAP shop (for any usable items) Thrift Bins (womens shelters, goodwill etc) Things most towns do not have: Styrofoam (no money in this unfortunately the worst landfill problem besides plastic Ink Cartridge Laser Cartridge Cell phone Plastic bags Thermometer (mercury) (though there are programs sometimes available elsewhere for the above) (I hope I am not missing anything) In my opinion-if all towns had a swap shop--this would be the BEST thing they could do. I am not sure of the figure but in my town alone what gets thrown away in curbside trash (to end up in a landfill) would fill a football stadium each month! Everything recyclable would get a NEW HOME! Imagine. Some great links http://www.des.state.nh.us/swtas/pdf/tsmanual.pdf http://www.ilsr.org/recycling/wrrs/profiles.html

A:You can find information at Chicago Recycling Coalition PO Box 87442 Chicago, IL 60680-0442 info@chicagorecycling.org _______________________________________________ Recycling Services Inc. 3301 W.47th Place Chicago,IL 60632 phone:773.247.2070 fax:773.247.1955 These two programs should be able to point you in the right direction by answering your questions,Good Luck!!! :)

A:The production possibilities curve will show the trade off between preserving the environment and producing goods. Voluntary recycling will not work because recycling and being environmentally friendly is very costly for big companies. For most companies, it is impossible to stay in business if the competition is not becoming environmentally friendly as well. Laws are needed because all companies must be on the same playing field.