We just got through having a cup of yogurt and the container says 5 in the recycling triangle. Will the MET take that or should it go to the landfill?
Could you outline what will or won't be taken?
Thanks - Trent
It is almost impossible to recycle yogurt containers, especially in this part of the country.
The only easy-to-recycle plastics are bottles...things with a screw top, a handle or a neck.
The numbers denote what type of plastic. All plastics melt differently so it is difficult to mix them together. About 95% of all plastic bottles are number one or two and they are the only types recyclable here.
For a complete list of acceptable items, go here...http://www.metrecycle.com/list.htm
Thank you. We try to do as much as possible but there seem to be a lot of restrictions.
Is there an initiative to recycle more containers? How about cardboard? That seems like an easy one but they left boxes empty yesterday.
We are trying, but we just don't have the selection of recycled content manufacturers yet.
We collect cardboard at our Broken Arrow and Sand Springs centers, because they are set up differently and have buildings and fences.
If you have just a little cardboard, try taking it to a neighborhood convenience store or fast food restaurant. Over 800 of these businesses in Tulsa recycle their cardboard. If your cardboard is flattened, clean and you are a good customer, they will probably say yes.
For a list of centers, go to our website...
http://metrecycle.com/
Do you take plastic bags?
Here's another question for RM:
I have a couple of batteries for a Craftsman cordless drill that have crapped out from age. I sure don't want to put them in the landfill. Is there a place in town to dispose them?
We don't take plastic bags yet, partly because we are trying to keep pressure on the grocery stores to take them back. The managers at local Albertson's and Wal-mart don't like us much because we keep contacting their corporate office when they don't collect the bags at their stores.
We take batteries of all types, seven days a week, at all of our drop-off centers. Go to the one nearest you, which I believe for you Rwarn is the west Tulsa center. It is in front of the Warehouse Market just east of 51st and Union.
Any battery...car, flashlight, watch...we now take seven days a week. We lose around ten thousands dollars a year taking batteries, but because they are full of dangerous metals and acids, we consider every one collected a victory.
ok, you're about to get another car battery...
i've got 35+ paint cans sitting in my garage that i am itching to get rid of...
is the october collection event my only option?
I know I have seen places to take old cell phones, but can't think of any off hand. Where can I take non working cell phones & their batteries?
If the paint is latex, take the lid off and let it dry. Latex paint is not hazardous when dry.
Leave the lid off and put them in your trash a few at a time.
If they are oil-based paint, you have two choices. Wait until my next collection event at the fairgrounds (October 27 and 28) or pay a private company. The one I recommend is Envirosolve on Southwest Boulevard. They will charge you a minimum of twenty dollars and will take a papersack of normal household chemicals for thirty dollars.
I recommend taking the cell phone to the Tulsa Zoo. There are a number of places that accept them for recycling, but your kids want to go to the zoo anyway and they take them year-round.
Moved here recently from a city with curbside pickup. I believe it was a private company. Why is there no such thing here and what would it take to get it done?
The city offers curbside pickup for most (if not all) recyclables. You get a green tub to put them in, and it's picked up twice a month.
http://www.cityoftulsa.org/Environment/Recycling/CurbsideService.asp
Sorry I neglected to mention I live in BA. Guess this is another reason to move to Tulsa proper.
Not as convenient as curb-side, but there is a MET recycling center on S. 161st E. Ave (Elm St.) between 71st & 81st (Kenosha & Houston) in Broken Arrow. I just drove past it last night.
There is a private company offering curbside recycling for Broken Arrow and Bixby.
Their name is Gentle Earth Recycling.
Phone number is 630-0841
The website is http://www.gentleearthrecycling.com/
They offer the same service as Tulsa, but also include steel cans and cardboard. Their price is higher...$9.50 per month.
I know Claremore has free mulch for residents, do you know if Tulsa does and where this is avaliable?
Tulsa has free mulch seven days a week at its greenwaste site. The location is 56th street north, just west of 169 highway. Here is a map.
http://www.cityoftulsa.org/Environment/Greenwaste/
Citizens of Tulsa can drop off limbs and tree debris any day from 9 to 4 free of charge and pick up mulch for free.
The city is getting way more coming in than going out because of spring storms. We have used lots of it as an addition to our garden and others I know have used lots of it to change drainage on their property, even building a temporary road through a wet spot on their property.
I've always had a paradigm about the free mulch attracting insects or already being infested with it. Can you assuage my fears?
I much prefer the look of cedar and it's known for repelling insects.
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I've always had a paradigm about the free mulch attracting insects or already being infested with it. Can you assuage my fears?
I much prefer the look of cedar and it's known for repelling insects.
There was some Cedar in Claremore, it was like having scented mulch, very posh.
I've never had a problem with mulch and insects.
Termites like wood. Ground up wood in the beds against my house= bad idea. Far as I know termites turn up their little noses at cedar.