Recycling rip off

calmgirl

Why dont you start your own recycling buisiness and make those supossed millions that the goverment is spending on recycling you can then give what you cant fit in your coffin to your great great grandkids so they can eat it( oh sorry forgot you cant eat money can you)

nearlyrich

The price of waste paper is up at the moment, you can take it to a recycling plant and they will pay you. It's probably not worth taking the amount you would accumulate just from your home in a month as it will cost more in petrol to get it there.

We have recycling bins for glass and tins, and boxes for paper which should be emptied every other week, they empy the general waste in between. Unfortunately the wagon that collects the paper doesn't turn up 9 times out of ten and we have waste paper blowing around for days on end. They have been recycling for 10 years around here and our council tax is still one of the highest in the UK.:mad:

Hawksmuir

Jan 06 Recycling Prices are (£/tonne)

Glass
Brown 24-26
Clear 27-30
Green 8-12
Mixed 10-13

Aluminium Cans 800

Plastics
HDPE mixed colours 150-190
LDPE mixed colours 180-220

Paper
Mixed Paper 25
Newspaper 45
Computer Paper 135

Also remember Councils need to collect and sort this material, however for disposal current Landfill Costs are £18/tonne (tax) up to £21 ish 01/04/06 and the cost of disposal is dependant upon location (London high, Scotland cheap as chips)