Sat Nov 23, 2019, 08:49 PM
23 replies, 1963 views
 23 replies |
Author | Time | Post |
 You think you're doing good, but do not recycle your pizza boxes (Original post) |
Goodheart | Nov 2019 | OP |
| Croney | Nov 2019 | #1 | |
| WhiskeyGrinder | Nov 2019 | #2 | |
| Xolodno | Nov 2019 | #3 | |
| Initech | Nov 2019 | #4 | |
| Aquaria | Nov 2019 | #5 | |
| JoeOtterbein | Nov 2019 | #6 | |
| BBG | Nov 2019 | #7 | |
| catrose | Nov 2019 | #8 | |
| KT2000 | Nov 2019 | #11 | |
| catrose | Nov 2019 | #18 | |
| lunatica | Nov 2019 | #21 | |
| elocs | Nov 2019 | #9 | |
| Kaleva | Nov 2019 | #10 | |
| yewberry | Nov 2019 | #12 | |
| Goodheart | Nov 2019 | #13 | |
| yewberry | Nov 2019 | #14 | |
| Ron Green | Nov 2019 | #15 | |
| Dem_4_Life | Nov 2019 | #16 | |
| imavoter | Nov 2019 | #17 | |
| mn9driver | Nov 2019 | #19 | |
| lunatica | Nov 2019 | #20 | |
| Flaleftist | Nov 2019 | #22 | |
| Codeine | Nov 2019 | #23 |
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 08:55 PM
Croney (2,979 posts)
1. Hmm, I just rechecked our town's rules and
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 08:58 PM
WhiskeyGrinder (10,820 posts)
2. It's better to check your community recycler's rules.
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 08:59 PM
3. That's it. Time to ban pizza.
I don't recycle pizza boxes. Winter gets cold, I use it for the fireplace as kindle. Probably not the best use either, but hey, when I'm cold.... |
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 09:00 PM
Initech (86,625 posts)
4. Totally depends on the MRF and the kind of equipment they use.
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 09:15 PM
JoeOtterbein (5,637 posts)
6. Food soiled containers should never be recycled.
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 09:34 PM
BBG (1,061 posts)
7. Yard waste compostable
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This is the DU member formerly known as BBG.
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Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 09:39 PM
catrose (3,746 posts)
8. If there's a wild animal sanctuary near by, the big cats love pizza boxes
Response to KT2000 (Reply #11)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 10:43 PM
catrose (3,746 posts)
18. Both! At least, they gnaw on them. I don't know if they actually ingest them.
Response to catrose (Reply #18)
Sun Nov 24, 2019, 01:35 AM
lunatica (51,840 posts)
21. My cat has never met a box he didn't like.
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 09:47 PM
Kaleva (27,008 posts)
10. I cut mine up into small pieces and put them in the backyard compost pile.
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 09:56 PM
12. They go in the yard waste bin here.
Response to yewberry (Reply #12)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 10:00 PM
13. I'm lucky enough to live on a pond with lots of turtles
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Those turtles eat up all my food scraps.... but the pizza boxes go in the garbage can.
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Response to Goodheart (Reply #13)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 10:03 PM
14. Aw, I want to live on a pond with lots of turtles!
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Never happen within Seattle city limits though.
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Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 10:26 PM
15. I suspect that no matter what you're told about the various parts of the waste stream
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 10:39 PM
Dem_4_Life (1,765 posts)
16. In San Antonio we have a compost green can for food waste and pizza boxes, etc
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 10:41 PM
imavoter (270 posts)
17. the top can be recycled if it's not greasy n/t
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Sun Nov 24, 2019, 12:23 AM
mn9driver (2,418 posts)
19. We have an organics recycling program here
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Sun Nov 24, 2019, 01:32 AM
lunatica (51,840 posts)
20. I've known that for years
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Sun Nov 24, 2019, 09:16 AM
Codeine (25,586 posts)
23. Recycling doesn't get recycled anyway.
