How do I recycle large plastic toys?
I am logging in as my husband to answer my own question for the benefit of others. Here is what I discovered: *First of all www.thinkgreen.com is a FANTASTIC resource for all things recycled! It explains the difference in numbers and what those plastics are and what they can be recycled to become in the future. *All Little Tikes large plastic playthings have a recycling number stamped in to them. *Our kiddie kitchen is a #4 plastic LPDE. This particular plastic can be recycled in to plastic shopping bags (among other things). *However check with your local dump before you drop! Southampton Town only recycles #1 & #2 plastics. I was told for a $5-$10 fee my toy kitchen would be "destroyed" and become part of the town landfill... not cool. *I contacted Trex to see if they would take it - I have not heard back yet. *I called waste management, but they are closed for the weekend. *Finally I checked the websites of neighboring towns. Many only accept the #1 and #2 plastics, but Riverhead town takes all numbers! Luckily I have friends who are residents of this town who will help me to recycle this toy. *****In the end I will think long and hard about things I buy for my children from now on. I will also take care to make sure I donate an item once it is ready to leave the safety of the house (the toy kitchen spent a year in the backyard before this dilemma arose). Keep in mind that due to recalls, charity organizations no longer "take everything". Also keep in mind that you can recycle/donate many things for more than you would get at a yardsale! Example: I sold a working air conditioner for $10, LIPA would have given me $20, I sold an old computer for $20, I could have written off $100 from Salvation Army. Thanks for reading, hope all this research and time this helps someone else, too :)
Which is the best material for a car body?
Steel. It’s inexpensive, it provides great protection in accidents, and the technology to form it into all kinds of crazy shapes has gotten really good. The technology to repair it is also widespread and mature, and it’s a completely recyclable (and usually recycled) material.There’s a reason why everyone serious in the auto industry uses it.Notwithstanding the enthusiasm of Indian kids not in the auto industry for carbon fiber, which is tacky, labor-intensive, expensive, fragile, impossible to usefully repair, and impossible to produce at scale.As we move beyond the era of high-energy-density fuel, and designers take weight more seriously, some will continue to push steel ever thinner, while others try to make aluminum serve in its place. Aluminum is more expensive, softer, and much more difficult to repair.And there will likely always be plastic parts as well, since it’s useful for small, difficult shapes, in places that are likely to get dinged a lot, like rear-view mirrors, bumpers, et cetera.
How can you make a robot from recycled materials?
Many parts can be indeed recycled.The hardest part to salvage is a reprogrammable microcontroller and a suitable H bridge dual motor driver, but getting one is very cheap.For example this kit can drive a wide range of motors, has WiFi and can be programmed with Arduino IDE.Parts that can be used:StructureCardboard from packaging, food boxes, aluminum cans, old RC car toysMotorsRC toys, printers. You need geared motors or steppersBatteryAny battery is good. Two old cellphone batteries are good too, 4 NiMh AA or an USB power bankCablesAny e-waste. Ethernet cables are particularly good.WheelsBottle caps of tea bottles, make a hole with the help of a compass. Rubber bands are good as improvised tires.Assemble the robot.Nodemcu robot kit building and testEnjoy!
What is the stuff we recycle used to make?
Paper is used mostly to make more paper, but some may be used as part of insulation, or other building materials. Plastic containers are made into new containers, carpet, clothing, and automobile parts.There are more uses for paper and plastic, but I believe these uses account for the bulk of the recycling of these two.Steel is ground up, melted down, and re manufactured into steel beams, pipes, automobiles, hand tools, roofing and so forth. Concrete can be ground up and reused in making more concrete, or be used as gravel.There are many more examples.
What are the worst materials to make a condom out of?
SandpaperSpam (the tinned meat)NeedlesBanana skinCream cheeseInflated balloonsHopes and dreams (they're always broken)Aborted fetus'sLegoYour child's stuffed toy. Just remember to put it back afterwardsLive electrical wiresKnivesCarrier bagBody bagCoffinA jelly fishEdit: added moreBabies, living or deadToothpicksToy lightsabreWolf, living or deadYour partner's siblingBaby bottleBubble wrapCactusSwiss cheeseSuperheated ironFish, just imagine it's little mouth biting away during useKittensSouvenir pyramidI'm sorry
How does recycling reduce water pollution?
There are many ways recycling can reduce water pollution: 1) A lot of harmful chemicals and waste end up in the ocean and other bodies of water because we have so much garbage. Recycling would reduce our garbage. Many aquatic animals get harmed from this waste and there is so much plastic and other garbage in our oceans. 300 billion pounds of plastic is produced around the world, and only a fraction is recycled, while most of the rest end up in the oceans. 2) Some of the harmful chemicals in our garbage from landfills could seep into the ground, and eventually reach the oceans and other bodies of water as well as our groundwater. This pollutes the water. 3) If we recycled, we would need to produce less things since we would be reusing more. Production requires transportation, produces garbage, etc... which all pollute our water more, like I explained above.
What happens when you recycle?
Recyclates are sorted and separated into material types. Contamination of the recylates with other materials must be prevented to increase the recyclates' value and facilitate easier reprocessing for the ultimate recycling facility. This sorting can be performed either by the producer of the waste or within semi- or fully-automated materials recovery facilities.
Can any and all metal be put into recycling bins?
In almost all places, no. While all metal can be recycled, in order for it to be recycled via your recycling bin, that bin must be taken to a sorting facility which is capable of sorting out those metals.Even if it can't be placed in the recycling bin, there are almost always places you can take metal to be recycled, be it directly to the sorting facility, or to a private scrap metal recycler. It will entirely depend on your location.The sorting facilities are known as MRFs, material recovery facilities.