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Tips for recycling (with Rumpke)
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alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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I regret to say, when I put our red tub on the curb it's the only one in sight, no one else on our street recycles :/
Maybe I've read too much Vance Packard, but I strongly suspect that someday it will pay to dig those resources back out of that landfill.
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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lifeliberty
Here
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yeah, i drop my recycling off at a school near me. I pass by it at least twice a day. it'd be stupid/lazy of me to pay for that service(something which I easily do myself).
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dru
IV
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green dumpsters abound for free. we usually combine a run to the Goodale park dumpsters on our way to the grocery. i actually question the efficacy of the red Rumpke bins; one breeze usually leads to recyclable materials becoming litter in on the street. Columbus is due for a better system.
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Good point about the trash blowing around, Dru. When we do the Bike Path Cleanup Events a lot of the trash comes from neighboring apartment dumpsters that don't have lids or don't stay closed properly.
At home we typically hit the drop offs at either the Brewery District Kroger or Weinland Park Kroger once a week. Whichever happens to be closer to wherever we're running other errands at the time. ;)
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mrsgeedeck
Castle of Lions
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We usually have two bags of recyclables to every bag of trash we toss. I normally pack everything in the car and drop it off at the Weinland Park Kroger as well, though I do miss the "blue bag" program the city tested about five years ago. You could pay for special blue bags to put your recycles in and toss them in the bins with your trash, Rumpke would separate out at the plant. Unfortunately it was a short lived project that I guess didn't really get off the ground.
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byJody
Rural NW Columbus
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Here is a link to subscribe to residential pickup in Columbus. $8.25/mo is just the cost of a movie or a lunch - and it will help the landfill live longer.
Visit http://bit.ly/rumpke ($99/yr)
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asil
Worthington
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Thanks for posting this. I didn't realize they couldn't accept wide mouth containers like yogurt containers and peanut butter jars. Woops.
And I'm now confused about "paper milk and juice cartons". Are they talking about waxy, gable top cartons? I thought those weren't recyclable???
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alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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Look for a recycling emblem on the carton. Maybe the criterion is, if it has a plastic cap, it's not for paper recycling, even if it's partly paper. It's probably the same for those aseptic containers like soup stock comes in.
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ehill27
Short North
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Keep in mind this is for Rumpke, the pickup service in Columbus. The SWACA drop-off boxes do accept some items that Rumpke does not. Also, if you are unsure, Rumpke recommends that you place it with your recyclables. If they cannot process, they will discard.
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Rockmastermike
CORNspiracy HQ
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Mister MooCow
Near Mooney's Mansion
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ehill27 wrote >> Also, if you are unsure, Rumpke recommends that you place it with your recyclables. If they cannot process, they will discard.
This was confirmed last week when I rushed my recycling out to meet the Rumpke truck. The driver said if something has a recyclable symbol on it, put it in. I asked "even these milk cartons and soy milk boxes?" "Yup!" "Even these strawberry clamshell plastic containers?" "Yup!" "Even styrofoam?!?" "Yup!"
He said the only thing he doesn't like to see is wood (especially those mandarin orange boxes). And shoes. He said for some reason, people put shoes in their recycling.
The thing to keep in mind is that the market for recyclables can change pretty quickly--witness the styrofoam recycling plant coming on-line in the south side. Knowing what can and can't be recycled today is pretty difficult.
So, pretty much the only thing that shouldn't go in your curbside recycling bin is food and bio-waste (and, of course, all the hazardous wastes that you take to the SWACO collection centers, the e-waste you take to Freegeek or Habitat for Humanity, the metal you take to CURB or your favorite scrap yard, the wood you donate to H4H, etc.)
Seriously, when in doubt, put it in the recycling.
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Nitsud Regnifloh
Valerio Heights
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MooCow:
really? wow - all of what you said flies in the face of the pictorial guide in the OP. hmmmm....maybe you work for the anti-recycling company and are trying to foil Rumpke's machines...
i kid.
thanks. i plan to show my wife what you said, she is always telling me that i put too many things in the recycling bin that they won't take.
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Mister MooCow
Near Mooney's Mansion
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alexs wrote >>
Can you give more details on the wood recycling? I know of a certain pile of pallets and pieces that I'd love to send to recycling.Habitat For Humanit's ReStore takes building materials that they'll re-sell. Here's a list of what they'll take. SWACO's site lists other spots-- I think the Frank Road plant actually grinds up the wood and sells it as feedstock to manufacturers.
Pallets sometimes have a "deposit" on them, so they can be returned to the vendor or search Instructables for dozens of projects using pallets.
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