Comments on: Styrofoam No Longer Accepted at Decatur Fall Electronics Recycling Day – Sept 29th

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:40:28 +0000

Recycling will not take big pieces (or at least they’re not supposed to).

By: Mr. Boh

Mr. Boh — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:12:20 +0000

Is this styrofoam different than the styrofoam already listed as being acceptable for normal curbside recycling?

By: Ayan

Ayan — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:59:47 +0000

You can bring those items to the Keep Atlanta Beautiful recycling day – first Saturday of the month (Buckhead) or second Saturday of the month (Old Fourth Ward). http://www.keepatlantabeautiful.org/programs/Recycling.asp

They take styrofoam, too!

By: PhoenixBiking

PhoenixBiking — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:59:36 +0000

Sadly I am sure. The full text from the website reads.
“Almost anything with an electrical cord can be recycled at the event EXCEPT microwave ovens, furniture, light fixtures, household appliances, lamps, vacuum cleaners. “

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:02:23 +0000

I think digital electronic stuff is unfortunately less repairable. Also, due to low wages in Far East, the cost advantage of repair vs replace is no longer as compelling. If we ever moved manufacturing back to the USA we might create a lot of repair jobs too.

If you have stuff that you think is repairable, you can put it on freecycle or craigs list free list and see if anyone wants it. I got a hit with some old ceiling fans not too long ago.

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:59:42 +0000

My father believes that anything can and should be fixed. During one visit, my desktop keyboard stopped working. To prove a point and teach his grandson something, he carefully took off most of the keys, blew and wiped the keyboard clean of all the accumulated crud, put it back together. It looked beautiful but still didn’t work. He studied keyboards online and claimed he knew that he could fix it with enough time and careful work. But I needed a keyboard to get some work done so I went out to Office Depot and bought a replacement for $14. It worked immediately, no software installation needed. My father was shocked–he rememberd when the keyboards at mainframe terminals cost $500. All his hours of work weren’t even worth $14. He was rather disgusted with the state of the world.

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:49:46 +0000

This has been mentioned to me many times, mostly by family members. My response is that 1) I really don’t drive much, almost never OTP except on trips; 2) for trips, I do empty the back of the mini-van of the recycling box, gym bag, reusable shopping bags, and folding chair for kids sports events; 3) if someone else, ahem, would share the calendar scheduling/remembering responsibility, I would happily leave the box in the garage; and 4) all the junk left in the car by others, ahem,–like umbrellas, toys, books, homework, sports equipment, shoes, clothes, food, etc.–is extra weight too so if you are so darn concerned about the environment, then take care of that.

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:44:19 +0000

+1 Half the stories about my grandfather are related in some way to things he 1) found at the junkyard and brought home and fixed up or 2) he brought to the junkyard with some sort of hilarious consequence.