[terrild53]

Originally Posted by ScottGo

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

We were recycling until this past year, then were told “everything goes in the trash so no need to separate your cardboard, cans or bottles.” Apparently they did away with recycling here. I think that’s such a negative move for the environment. I still separate our cans & cardboard etc, because I’ve been used to doing that my entire adult life everywhere I’ve lived.

[Dan9871]

Originally Posted by GATORBILL66

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

It is recycled into energy, not open burned. Metals are separated and sold. The leftover ash/chink is sold and added to building materials used for roads etc. Checkout the technology. Waste-to-Energy - Covanta

[Joorn59]

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

[popbaby2]

Originally Posted by La lamy

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

Really? Im in country club hills and haven't seen a recycling truck for months. I believe any recycling you put out us just picked up by trash truck. If someone know differently, i would like to know. Hate putting out stuff i know should be recycled in the trash.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Pairadocs

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 !

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

[Dan9871]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

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

Covanta, where our trash is converted to energy, has regular inspections by independent, regulator-approved, third parties. Their emissions are below what is required by the Clean Air Act. Check out the technology.

http://covanta-csr.com/environment/m...air-emissions/

[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by Joorn59

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

Okahumpka has been moved to Georgia? Who knew?

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Thought it was being burnt

Burnt in recycling facility

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Silver Streak

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.

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.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

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.

You might Well accept fossil fuel, they will and “ I repeat will never go way in 1000 years”. Why you ask, every thing solar, wind, or hydroelectric made with or out of fossil fuels. Even nuclear made from fossil fuels. Electric can’t be produced without fossil fuels why? Cause everything that makes electricity made out of fossil fuels. Every quarrying can’t exists I this day with without fossil fuels.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Silver Streak

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.

Why not it came out of the ground, last time I checked sand was in abundance?

[ScottGo]

What gets me is the ads for the soda/water companies saying to recycle.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Joorn59

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

Originally Posted by CWGUY

Okahumpka has been moved to Georgia? Who knew?

[Dan9871]

Originally Posted by Silver Streak

. I assume glass just goes into landfill somewhere.

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

[twoplanekid]

Originally Posted by Dan9871

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

I don't believe that the Covanta plant in Okahumpka uses TAPS. If needed, I can check.