<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> On 2/15/2017 9:22 AM, Alameda County Central Railroad Society wrote: Levi, I just had this exchange with a friend on my e-mail. I know it isn't always about money but it is the right thing to do. Anyway, his comments makes it seem useless to even try. I certainly hope it isn't right. --------------------------------------- To: Dean Recycling in our area is weighed and then goes to the landfill. They get paid for the weight. There are NO recyclers who could handle the volume of our efforts To: Bob, Not sure that I follow you. Does the Fremont recycle place sort out all the say aluminum into some large batch, squash it down, take it to the landfill and the landfill people sell it to some source that sees that it gets melted down and used again?? Same with plastic, etc?? To: Dean The trucks that pick up our recycling don't have a place that CAN handle all they collect, there aren't enough recycling centers in California to take that volume.<big> They get paid to pick it up but,yes,it goes to land fills. </big> ----------------------------------------------- <blockquote cite="mid:mailman.328.1487179349.13580.accrs@mail.accrs.org" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Message From: Levi Boston <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:levi_boston@yahoo.com">levi_boston@yahoo.com</a> </pre> </blockquote> Thing is recycling isn't about money. It's about leaving a smaller footprint. I'm all for it. <blockquote cite="mid:mailman.328.1487179349.13580.accrs@mail.accrs.org" type="cite"> <pre wrap=""> Sent from my iPhone </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On Feb 14, 2017, at 8:22 PM, Alameda County Central Railroad Society <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:accrs@mail.accrs.org"><accrs@mail.accrs.org></a> wrote: Message From: Gary Lewis <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:glgslewis@comcast.net">glgslewis@comcast.net</a> Well, it sounds like there is not much of a market for it. Maybe a deep dive would reveal the economics of the situation. Gary -----Original Message----- From: Accrs [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:accrs-bounces@mail.accrs.org">mailto:accrs-bounces@mail.accrs.org</a>] On Behalf Of Alameda County Central Railroad Society Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 7:02 PM To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:accrs@mail.accrs.org">accrs@mail.accrs.org</a> Subject: Re: [Accrs] What is wrong with recycling? Message From: Andrew Herrera <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:czephyr1949@gmail.com">czephyr1949@gmail.com</a> _______________________________________________ Accrs mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Accrs@mail.accrs.org">Accrs@mail.accrs.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://mail.accrs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/accrs">https://mail.accrs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/accrs</a> </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> _______________________________________________ Accrs mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Accrs@mail.accrs.org">Accrs@mail.accrs.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://mail.accrs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/accrs">https://mail.accrs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/accrs</a> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>