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Kitchener, Ontario. We have an app that tells us what we can and can't recycle. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.regionofwaterloo.recollect.waste

To clarify, the twine requirement is for corrugated cardboard only (not box board). We have to buy the twine ourselves - I get mine from the Dollar Store.

Hi all,
I'm happy to share my first app launched on Android Play. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.threespoon.app
After doing the customer survey, I present a simple solution where you can maintain your shopping cart and a pantry list. You can set the expiry date; thus, it will remind you which products are near to be expired.
P.S. There isn't any paid service, and I plan to keep it free because I'm doing it for a cause.
Feedback and comments are welcome. Give it a try. :)
Your job is to create delicious food, not to remember expiry dates.

Not to shabby, there is also this

TAISHER Foot Valve Aluminum Can Crusher, Heavy Duty Pneumatic Cylinder Soda Beer Can Crusher https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094N257XH/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_NNTZT9YY0ENT23D70HD1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

The material behaves a bit different when you have a thickness of a few mils versus 1/16"+... "Roughneck" tote boxes like this one are LDPE, as well some of their trash cans.

Kids can use them for arts and crafts. Maybe google nearby kids art clubs, or even adult craft clubs. With thousands they could literally build furniture out of them.

I was using Nablusi olive oil soap from Palestine. But I’ve grown my beard out for a few years now. My wife uses it on her legs still. I buy it Jordan for 50cents a bar so I’d check Arab markets. Olive Oil Nablus Soap (1 count) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00537QFK4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_0ATNEVZDBA1DZ0W1YC9K

Hello, I am a student designing a project designed to reduce the volume of recycling in a user friendly way. Please could I ask you guys to spare a minute of your time to fill in this quick, anonymous survey. Thank You Guys. LINK: -------> https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2SJHNS8

Kiba https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08NDP68ZV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Ah we have machines at the grocery store so it easier for small loads. What about a canvas laundry tote? It would likely have a plastic lining but it'll be hard to avoid plastic completely. Even the normal reusable shopping bags are plastic just in different form. A canvas utility tote might also be a good fit: https://www.amazon.com/Collapsible-Utility-Reusable-Grocery-Shopping/dp/B089RKF629/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=Oversized+Tote+Bag&qid=1609781504&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzRUNHUDlYNElJWEgwJmVu...

Why don't we just employ the technology at a trash sorting facility and then just send all refuse and recycling to the same place? The trash sorting facility could just sort it out.

Edit: for your other idea, see one built this app already: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.picabin But the reviews are pretty poor. I would say the hardest part would be collecting me points of interest (drop off locations)

Some rechargeable batteries are junk. Try some eneloops. There are other quality brands. But this branded started first with quality recheargables. They hold a charge a long time and are sold precharged.

The problem with not recharging batteries is they're seldom recycled and contain toxic metals that leak into groundwater under landfills. I do keep an unopened package of alkaline batteries just as backups until I can recharge the rechargeable kind in a pinch. But I try not to use them unless really needed. Then drop them off at an electronics store for them to turn over to a proper recycler.

The amount of energy to charge a battery is much less than the energy to produce a non-rechargeable battery. So charge away with a clear conscience.

I just wash sort as I go. Something like this might be useful to you

If you have a dishwasher you can use it to wash your containers as long as you don't heat dry.

I assume you are in a more rural area that doesn't yet have single stream recycling? All of the automation you are talking about exist at Material Recovery Facilities that take in mixed recycling. Those machines are really big and expensive though.

http://www.amazon.com/Lumax-LX-1632-Black-Drainmaster-Storage/dp/B0059HJSA2/ref=sr_1_3?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1459860275&sr=1-3&keywords=oil+drain+pan

something like that, only maybe smaller. I got one at AutoZone for like 10 bucks.

An interesting retort to the article from Adam Minter, author of Junkyard Planet

http://shanghaiscrap.com/2015/10/something-john-tierney-didnt-tell-you-about-recycling/