recycled rubbish roads!

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  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    PJ_Soul said:
    2 pick ups a YEAR?? So what about when someone needs to chuck a big item between the two pick ups? Someone who lives in a small apartment can't hold on to such items for months like that. Of course they're going to find alternatives our of desperation. I dunno, I'm of two minds. I think it's terrible to dump anything, first. But I also do empathize with those who don't have options for this. I looked up how expensive it is to call a rubbish pick up and disposal company, and it's definitely too expensive for many to consider. I'm talking over $100 just to have a mattress removed. That's insane. I think the best solution would be for multi-tenant buildings to work with their cities on this. Say for a block of apartments, they decide upon on large item drop off spot, and then the city have an arrangement to come and do a weekly pick up.
    most maintenance companies will take away things at a cost. Sometimes you have to be responsible for the removal of your own items at times i guess when its not available for free. Im what you would call living in regional and coastal so im not based near a large city. A lot of my friends will find dumping grounds and take their vehicles collect it sort it and remove it.  If they find evidence among the rubbish iys reported to police and people have been prosecuted as a result. Everyone has to do their bit even if its picking up after the scumbags who dump it. I also know our shopping centres have 3 part recycling bins in place but the whole lot goes into a compacter and none of it is recycled.  Its just for their EPA ratings. Big  businesses are corrupt while making out they are doing the right thing. We had a series on sbs tv not long ago called war against waste and they placed a gps in a facility that collects your unwanted shopping bags for recycling. It was followed to a warehouse that claimed no plastic bags were recycled there? 
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    At the biggest Mall in my area, the food court has 2 sorting stations in which you bring your tray when finished and they have people who do the sorting,,,
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,910
    Meltdown99 said:
    At the biggest Mall in my area, the food court has 2 sorting stations in which you bring your tray when finished and they have people who do the sorting,,,
    Yeah, they brought that into the biggest malls here too, a few years ago I guess. I like it. And it creates a few jobs too.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,864
    rhanishane said:
    our 2 largest supermarkets coles and woolworths have stopped giving out plastic bags finally. in 3 months they have reduced the amount of bags entering landill by 80%
    Holy cow you guys still have Woolworths out there!?!
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,910
    tempo_n_groove said:
    rhanishane said:
    our 2 largest supermarkets coles and woolworths have stopped giving out plastic bags finally. in 3 months they have reduced the amount of bags entering landill by 80%
    Holy cow you guys still have Woolworths out there!?!
    Yeah, that is surprising. I had no idea..... How is Sears doing in Australia?
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    PJ_Soul said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    rhanishane said:
    our 2 largest supermarkets coles and woolworths have stopped giving out plastic bags finally. in 3 months they have reduced the amount of bags entering landill by 80%
    Holy cow you guys still have Woolworths out there!?!
    Yeah, that is surprising. I had no idea..... How is Sears doing in Australia?
    What about Zeller's? 
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,910
    Meltdown99 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    rhanishane said:
    our 2 largest supermarkets coles and woolworths have stopped giving out plastic bags finally. in 3 months they have reduced the amount of bags entering landill by 80%
    Holy cow you guys still have Woolworths out there!?!
    Yeah, that is surprising. I had no idea..... How is Sears doing in Australia?
    What about Zeller's? 
    And SAAN. :lol:
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    sears, zellers, zaan??????? maybe heard of sears.... back in the 80's lol
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,864
    OK so I do remember taking my ACI concrete test in Columbia university in 07 or so and they were designing roads with recycled glass in their labs and it was mainly being done in the Caribbean island roads.  I thought that was neat.

    Not sure if they continued it or not...
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    rhanishane said:
    sears, zellers, zaan??????? maybe heard of sears.... back in the 80's lol
    Those are retailers that are now out of business.  Maybe Sears is still operating in the US, I'm not sure.
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