Thread: Tire recycling
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Old 04-17-16 | 12:27 PM
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bradtx
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Originally Posted by RandomTroll
This is irresponsible. Sorting through recyclables costs them money. In Scandinavian countries people have as many as 16 different recycling bins; there are fines for putting the wrong thing in a bin and for throwing recyclables in the trash. So find out whether Western Waste accepts tires. Recycling is very close to being unprofitable; a little work by us can save them a lot.
The system in use in my area only has one bin, the sorters are a necessary tooth on the recycling cog. The Scandinavian system suggests seventeen different groups of sorters to at least levy fines?

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