Originally Posted by ScottGo (Post 1914633)

Is there recycling ? This is the 1st time in over 40 years I have not.

Originally Posted by GATORBILL66 (Post 1914927)

dan, you are inncorrect. Anything you put out for trash is burned, even the yard waste.

Originally Posted by La lamy (Post 1914838)

Some of us still have recycling. I'm in Orange Blossom.

Originally Posted by Pairadocs (Post 1914644)

We used to recycle, did for years. It was a bit different than what we were used to; they never did separate plastics, paper, etc. here, but they announced there was no real market/profit for recycling any more, so we now can put most anything except the obvious (like batteries, paint cans, medical/needles, things that really have no disposal place without a long auto drive or storing for a year and waiting for a disposal "event" somewhere. All other garbage, lawn waste, what used to be recycle (like water bottles, glass jars, etc.) are all put into bags (any kind, any color, no longer require lawn waste bags or clear plastic for the paper and plastic, anything goes now) and as we understand, it is all just incinerated without any toxic emissions to the air ! Amazing what science has accomplished !

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 1915056)

Not sure that I believe the zero toxic emissions? I hope that part is true.

Originally Posted by Joorn59 (Post 1915034)

All of our trash here is sent to a plant in Georgia that burns it and creates electricity

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1914640)

Thought it was being burnt

Originally Posted by Silver Streak (Post 1914983)

Do you know what they do with the cans and bottles? I had a long email exchange with someone in charge at Covanta last year and specifically asked about glass, which doesn't burn. He said there was no market for recycling glass, which seems crazy to me since it's SO recyclable. I always feel especially bad about putting bottles into the trash. I assume glass just goes into landfill somewhere. :(

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 1915064)

I agree that it is TOO bad that glass is not being recycled. It must be TRUE that any single company can NOT make a PROFIT recycling glass. When "free enterprise" does NOT have a solution to a problem, IS not that the exact time when GOVERNMENT should step in to "do the right thing". After all, 100 years ago the US Government paid various oil companies to drill and explore for oil because it was the RIGHT thing to do. We as taxpayers are still paying unnecessarily to oil companies. So, I know there is money available to do the RIGHT thing today and help subsidize GLASS recycling.

Originally Posted by Silver Streak (Post 1914983)

Do you know what they do with the cans and bottles? I had a long email exchange with someone in charge at Covanta last year and specifically asked about glass, which doesn't burn. He said there was no market for recycling glass, which seems crazy to me since it's SO recyclable. I always feel especially bad about putting bottles into the trash. I assume glass just goes into landfill somewhere. :(

Originally Posted by Joorn59 (Post 1915034)

All of our trash here is sent to a plant in Georgia that burns it and creates electricity

Originally Posted by CWGUY (Post 1915059)

:ohdear: Okahumpka has been moved to Georgia? Who knew? :icon_wink:

Originally Posted by Silver Streak (Post 1914983)

. I assume glass just goes into landfill somewhere. :(

Originally Posted by Dan9871 (Post 1915126)

With Covanta, the glass is processed with everything else. The ash that remains at the end of the processing cycle includes the glass and that ash is used as filler in various building materials. Very little of our trash ends up in landfills.

Total Ash Processing - Covanta

Zero Waste-to-Landfill - Covanta