Community Chat

[Icegoddess]

Can't anymore here.  They used to accept glass, but you had to take it to locations around town that had receptacles for them or take them to the recycler itself which I did before they provided the receptacles.  This was for the safety of the people emptying the bins which we physically carried out to the street.  

A couple of years ago they changed recyclers and we got a big roll-out bin which they never touch, but the rules became much more strict.  Only small-mouth plastics 1 & 2 are now allowed.  All cardboard must fit inside the bin.  No glass, period.  No plastic bags, although we can take them to Publix.  Not sure if they actually get recycled there or not. 

[Meowingkitty]

All trash and recycling in our area ends up in the same facility. I think they stopped recycling because it got to be to expensive so now even though there are two bins and two different trucks to pick the stuff up it all ends up in the same place. 

[Krimpette]

I gently place any glass items in my recycle.  It's never broken before the recycle guys pick it up and dump it in the truck.  If it's broken glass, I wrap that in newspaper sleeves, several thick, and put that in with my regular trash,

[jannabelle1]

Most of the recycling companies want the glass to be empty and clean, and then just placed in your recycling bin. I don't think it matters if they break or not because someone or something will sort through those things on conveyer belts once they get to the recycling plant. If you have candle jars that are still full of the wax, those should probably go in the regular trash...at least that's what I'm told by my company.

[SaveTheTurtles]

 We recycle glass in my area but I wouldn't toss the glass items in the bin I would set them in it so as not to break them before they dump them into the truck.

[qbetzforreal]

Glass goes in our city recycle can.  You have to throw stuff in there pretty hard to have it shatter.

[qualitygal]

Don't know what is allowed, call your City Hall and ask them.  But, I wanted to add that eons ago, if that type of item was put in trash cans, that they have a big sign on them so no one puts their hands and arms in to shove trash down.  One guy got cuts on his arms up to his elbows. This was when they came and picked up the trash cans and emptied them, but think of the possibilites now of what could happen.

Will they accept them where you turn in your bottles or cans at a grocery store? 

I always fear if put in the trash, that glass would sheer off and fall in the streets where neighborhood people walked their dogs.

[Teddixat]

@LindaSal   Same here.   Very strict about recycling.   We can't even put food in our trash. We cput food stuffs that are compostable into compostable bags abd deposited into special bins for food stuff.   I try to recycle as much as possible but it is frustrating how many plastics are not recyclable.   They want us to remove tape from cardboard boxes too as the tape isn't recyclable except for some companies like Amazon who use special,paper tape that is recyclable.  I have plenty of time but you can be sure most people won't take the time to remove tape from the boxes before they throw them into the recycle bins.

[ScrapHappy]

Where I live, they are way behind.  They don't recycle glass.

[depglass]

We have to drive our trash and recycle 30 miles to the nearest site.  One disadvantage of living in "the woods."  We also have to separate by categories, paper, corrugated cardboard, glass, metal, and aluminum.  All this goes into separate big bins and they deal with breakage.  I really don't mind sorting.  Oh, I forgot plastic is also accepted.  The grocery bags go to Walmart, theirs and other stores.