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InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months ago

Do you do this?

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Do you do this?

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InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months ago
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  • BobDole [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    I dump all of mine at the beach when I take my old car batteries to feed the eels

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      Oh you’re where we get all the sea glass from

    • Dolores [love/loves]@hexbear.net
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      the beach is HUNGRY

  • PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netBanned
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    You should look up the disposal guidelines for sharp objects for your area

    No need to slice up a sanitation worker’s hands for no reason

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    dead-dove-1 Broken glass

    dead-dove-2 What it’s something really good but with a disguised label

    dead-dove-3

  • dustbunnies [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    … are we not supposed to put it in the recycling for some reason

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    • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      my local recycling place doesn’t take glass angery

      • TomBombadil [he/him, she/her]@hexbear.net
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        Whaaa that’s insane. Glass is a classico style recyclable

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    Yeah I picked it up from my grandmother. Broken glass goes into a marked container so the trash bros don’t get hurt. I don’t know if the trash bros actually see it though since it’s in a bag.


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    never thought of doing this but its pretty based actually

    Death to America

  • TheDoctor [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    I do this for the sanitation workers. Dumpster divers are just a bonus I suppose.

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      • redtea@lemmygrad.ml
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        Jfc

  • propter_hog [any, any]@hexbear.net
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    Yes, chemistry class taught me to

  • merthyr1831@lemmy.ml
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    if I see a box like this I’m assuming it has treasure and immediately shoveling it’s contents into my mouth without checking it first

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    That dude searching for his bitcoin hard drive will appreciate your consideration

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    Yeah I do, in a bag or sth but not loose. Never thought about it for the dumpster divers but for the guys who have to throw those bags around. But here it’s recyclable

    I also wrap razor blades in cardboard

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      It’s good practice.

  • D61 [any]@hexbear.net
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    If I can’t take it to the recycling center, for whatever reason, yeah. Sometimes I’ve taken two strips of duct tape and sandwiched the shards between them when I didn’t have a box or small plastic bottle/tub to use.

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    I think glass goes in the recycling and the recycling centres don’t like it when you put stuff in other containers

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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      I googled.

      Recycle Coach

      The bottom line is that recycling companies do not accept broken container glass.

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      Ninja edit. I just realized it’s surely US only info. Other places? I have no idea

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        Hmm, maybe they do want box glass. I’ll check, its something that rarely comes up (I usually have cans)

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    I do but I don’t label it. I guess anybody going thru my trash should mind any taped up boxes that sounds like there’s a bunch of broken glass inside

  • toys_are_back_in_town [comrade/them, she/her]@hexbear.net
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    while we’re on this topic what the fuck do you do with the tops of cans? that shits sharp af, i try to leave them attached/bent in so theyre not just like loose ninja stars but surely they break off… sorry to anyone who has to deal with garbage i genuinely dunno wtf to do

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      Put em back into the can when I’ve emptied it. If I’m at a place that gets emptied rarely then I also stomp the cans flat

      • toys_are_back_in_town [comrade/them, she/her]@hexbear.net
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        oh, (carefully) stomping them is a good idea, i try not to deform them because i have no idea how they get the labels off but idk if it matters

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      Get a different can opener. They make them now that don’t leave sharp edges at all.

      • toys_are_back_in_town [comrade/them, she/her]@hexbear.net
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        I was thinking about ring-pulls though. As my fingers can attest, those are plenty sharp and I often think they must present a hazard to disposal workers but idk what to do about it

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          Ah yeah, I see. I just cram them back into the can, fwiw.

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          I just use my safe can opener on those as well, works fine. It uses pressure to split the rolled over seam around the edge, so it doesn’t matter too much what kinda can it is.

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    • Hexamerous [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      You put them in the metal recycling with the rest of the can.

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        blob-no-thoughts

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