Comments on: Recyling The Odd Items http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/ For People and Planet Earth Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:45:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Will Taft . com » Blog Archive » Recycling - A Group Post http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-4576 Will Taft . com » Blog Archive » Recycling - A Group Post Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:25:37 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-4576 [...] Ikea will recycle those compact fluorescent light bulbs we discussed here and here. [...] […] Ikea will recycle those compact fluorescent light bulbs we discussed here and here. […]

]]> By: There May Be No Need to Recycle Alkaline Batteries | Will Taft . com http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-2470 There May Be No Need to Recycle Alkaline Batteries | Will Taft . com Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:30:39 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-2470 [...] about all the odd items that should be recycled, but normally just go in to the household trash. A recent post and its comments touched on this subject. Thinking we could do more to recycle all the alkaline batteries our family [...] […] about all the odd items that should be recycled, but normally just go in to the household trash. A recent post and its comments touched on this subject. Thinking we could do more to recycle all the alkaline batteries our family […]

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1810 Will Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:40:32 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1810 Bobbie - Yes, doing the little things, and starting even with small steps can make a positive difference, just like as you say, a lot of little bad things add up to a problem in the end. Claire - Sometimes even large communities don't have actual collection sites for this stuff. In our county, which has over 150,000 people, they collect things like used paint once a year. On other days, even if you take it to the official recycling center, they won't accept it. Fosfor- I have rechargeable batteries for some things. But, I have discovered that some electronic items do not like them. They do not last as long as regular batteries and don't seem to have quite as much power. They are getting better with the built in rechargeable batteries, so maybe the AA's etc. will improve with time. Batteries are something I think we are going to see huge changes in over the next several years. Not just big ones like for cars and storing solar generated power, but also the little ones we use in our electronics. Thank you all for your comments and also for taking the time to link to your sites which are all well done and sites I would not have seen otherwise. -Will Bobbie - Yes, doing the little things, and starting even with small steps can make a positive difference, just like as you say, a lot of little bad things add up to a problem in the end.

Claire - Sometimes even large communities don’t have actual collection sites for this stuff. In our county, which has over 150,000 people, they collect things like used paint once a year. On other days, even if you take it to the official recycling center, they won’t accept it.

Fosfor- I have rechargeable batteries for some things. But, I have discovered that some electronic items do not like them. They do not last as long as regular batteries and don’t seem to have quite as much power. They are getting better with the built in rechargeable batteries, so maybe the AA’s etc. will improve with time. Batteries are something I think we are going to see huge changes in over the next several years. Not just big ones like for cars and storing solar generated power, but also the little ones we use in our electronics.

Thank you all for your comments and also for taking the time to link to your sites which are all well done and sites I would not have seen otherwise.

-Will

]]> By: fossfor http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1807 fossfor Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:46:49 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1807 another thing to do is buy an efficient battery recharger. rechargeable batteries can be used as much as 1000 times. another thing to do is buy an efficient battery recharger. rechargeable batteries can be used as much as 1000 times.

]]> By: clairec23 http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1798 clairec23 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:35:35 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1798 I don't even know where my local recycling points are but blog action day has made me determined to find out. As others have said, take one thing at a time and remember that every step helps. You'll free up a lot of storage space too. You're making an effort, that counts :) I don’t even know where my local recycling points are but blog action day has made me determined to find out. As others have said, take one thing at a time and remember that every step helps. You’ll free up a lot of storage space too. You’re making an effort, that counts :)

]]> By: Bobbie http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1792 Bobbie Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:27:27 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1792 I don't have a magic answer for you, but I do agree that it's all the little things that can add up to a major problem in the end. Thanks for reminding us. I don’t have a magic answer for you, but I do agree that it’s all the little things that can add up to a major problem in the end. Thanks for reminding us.

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1785 Will Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:21:14 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1785 That IS interesting and a smart move by Burger King. Of course, I would not have known about that as I never eat at BK! :-O That IS interesting and a smart move by Burger King. Of course, I would not have known about that as I never eat at BK! :-O

]]> By: Techfun http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1784 Techfun Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:50:14 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1784 Like many tools, social engineering can be used for good or bad purposes. Here's a bit of interesting trivia for you. Most Burger Kings now have a posted policy near the cash registers saying that if you do not receive a receipt, your meal is free. That little sign is one of largest nationwide social engineering projects ever conceived and it saves Burger King stores tens of millions of dollars annually by co-opting customers as 'security guards' for their cash registers. Prior to those signs going up, Burger King had a big problem with employees selling products and just pocketing the cash by not ringing some or all of the order on a register. They had plenty of employees who were slick enough to fake it and it was costing them money. By placing that sign there, the customer is acting as security for Burger King to ensure that the order is actually processed on the register and the money is therefore entered into the system. Like many tools, social engineering can be used for good or bad purposes.

Here’s a bit of interesting trivia for you. Most Burger Kings now have a posted policy near the cash registers saying that if you do not receive a receipt, your meal is free. That little sign is one of largest nationwide social engineering projects ever conceived and it saves Burger King stores tens of millions of dollars annually by co-opting customers as ’security guards’ for their cash registers. Prior to those signs going up, Burger King had a big problem with employees selling products and just pocketing the cash by not ringing some or all of the order on a register. They had plenty of employees who were slick enough to fake it and it was costing them money. By placing that sign there, the customer is acting as security for Burger King to ensure that the order is actually processed on the register and the money is therefore entered into the system.

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1783 Will Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:25:29 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1783 JD, you always seem to have an interesting take on things. Your use of the term 'social engineering" prompted me to use Google to refresh myself on what it means. I had only thought recently about the term in the way it relates to scammers, hackers etc. But here it really could be used in a beneficial way! -Will JD, you always seem to have an interesting take on things. Your use of the term ’social engineering” prompted me to use Google to refresh myself on what it means. I had only thought recently about the term in the way it relates to scammers, hackers etc. But here it really could be used in a beneficial way!

-Will

]]> By: Techfun http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1782 Techfun Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:05:44 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/recyling-the-odd-items/#comment-1782 One aspect of that idea I had gets into social engineering in a beneficial way. If someone knows that you may be calling them in three months to see if they have any batteries to collect they would probably be more inclined to saving them for disposal instead of simply tossing them,. One aspect of that idea I had gets into social engineering in a beneficial way. If someone knows that you may be calling them in three months to see if they have any batteries to collect they would probably be more inclined to saving them for disposal instead of simply tossing them,.

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