Comments on: We’ve Found the Most Recycled Material of 2009

By: aegdf

aegdf — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:50:18 +0000

The title and line “topping the list of most recycled materials” are factually wrong. Not in a subtle way but completely misleading. The “report” was the statistics of what people searched for on a Web site. To call it actual acts recycling is untrue.

By: Matt Saling

Matt Saling — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:26:31 +0000

Hey Paul DeMasi,
This site (Earth911.com) allows you to search for recycling locations near you. Just use the big green box at the top of the page or visit http://search.earth911.com/?what=electronics

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:07:22 +0000

I believe that this report should also include anything that involves vehicle recycling and the government’s C.A.R.S. (Cash for Clunkers) program. I would believe that this was one of the most searched recycled product of 2009.

By: tim

tim — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:12:49 +0000

Paul DeMassi, google salvage aluminum and you will find the prices for your cans, in VA it is running around 30 cents a lb. It took me a while but the word salvage seemed to do the trick for me. Good luck.

By: Paul DeMasi

Paul DeMasi — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:27:38 +0000

Hi fellow recyclers!
Does anyone here know where I can get the price for recycled aluminum cans? Even if it is weekly or monthly.
I would also love to know where to recycle electronic devices such as computers, tv’s, radios and CD players. They all contain those green colored mother boards full of electronic components that seem a waste to just throw away.
Thank You,
Paul, SE. FL.

By: wallis Parnelle

wallis Parnelle — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:37:45 +0000

I find it interesting that some companies declared themselves going green and still stock un-recyclable plastics, when they don’t have to. One company, that I see is, Good Plastics, just cheap flimsy plastic containers, that easily break, and not recyclable. Wonder if there is anyone addressing these companies, and asking simple questions about these products, like, “Why are you selling this junk?”

By: Jennifer Berry

Jennifer Berry — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:20:52 +0000

Hi Maurizio,
I agree with your statement – recycling paper is definitely higher than recycling Christmas trees. This report didn’t assess what people actually recycled, rather what they looked to recycle. This means that people searched more on our site for Christmas trees than other materials, like paper. I hope that clears it up!
Thanks!

By: Maurizio Maranghi

Maurizio Maranghi — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:02:54 +0000

I simply find it very hard to believe that people recycle Christmas trees more than they recycle paper (annualy). Recycling is imperative and we must recycle everything.

- Maurizio Maranghi -
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle