[Summit] size of recycling rolling bin

[Breslers]

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On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Kathryn Eberstadt <sumieber at earthlink.net>wrote:

>
> I'm pretty sure it's the sorting process. The materials all go down a
> variety of conveyor belts, sorting machines and separating processes.
> People are stationed along the route picking out materials that don't
> belong in the mix. Broken glass would be dangerous for them, and probable
> to the sorting process itself.  Watch the video. It's very informative, and
> fun even.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jda_9_30-WU
>
> Sumati
>
> On Nov 4, 2012, at 2:21 PM, Breslers wrote:
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> I recall that the new rules include- DO NOT SMASH your containers,
> Among other containers, we drink bottled water in gallons (sorry NOT happy
> with large bottle delivery experiences)
> NOT smashing them now fills up the recycle bin quickly.
>
> The whole point of this is to get us to recycle more.
> The city wants credit for how much it recycles because that quantity &
> percent-of-total-trash gets it more federal funds.
> I wonder if the "not smashing" is logistical, due to new sorting methods,
> or similar, or a way to increase the numbers in recycling?...
>
> Anybody know?
>
> Mrs B
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