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NFT: Old cd cases

Bubblerjuke : 12/13/2014 2:44 pm
Anyone know of a place to get rid of hundreds of CD Jewel cases in the NY area? I don't think they are recyclable.

the farmers mkt near me  
natefit : 12/13/2014 2:50 pm : link
takes cd jewel box cases for recycling so they can be. Not sure if you can just dump them in a local bin for plastics tho...
If they aren't recylable  
BillT : 12/13/2014 3:53 pm : link
Then they're garbage.
They are recycleable.  
Red Dog : 12/13/2014 6:30 pm : link
Any thermoplastic material is recycleable because it can be ground up and mixed at some percentage with virgin material to be re-used. The only question is whether or not there is a viable commerical market for the particular material.

They sure as hell aren't thermoset plastic (phenolic a/k/a Bakelite, alkyd, diallyl phthalate, etc.) which is not recycleable.
Cd cases are polystyrene...  
Chris in Philly : 12/13/2014 9:13 pm : link
(Number 6) and can likely be recycled in your regular comingled recycling. If not, places like best buy used to have bins where you could recycle them. Not sure if they still do - haven't been to best buy in years...
Why is the first assumption  
Randy in CT : 12/14/2014 7:52 am : link
that a plastic item is not recyclable?
does an item have to have the recycle symbol  
spike : 12/14/2014 7:54 am : link
in order to be recycledl by the sanitation dept?
anything I have a question  
pjcas18 : 12/14/2014 9:54 am : link
about I put in the recycle bin. those guys are great about correcting me and scattering the improperly classified item all over my lawn.

and then I put it in the trash.
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