Dumping?

[GarbageMan]

I want to start scrapping much more, but what do I do with all the garbage that isn't worth anything? I tried to search for this by the way and didn't find it.

[wavecrazed]

Take it to your landfill is one option. Number two is the trash man twice a week. The Scrap yards sometimes offer some trash cans. Also offer to dump some trash where you buy gas or pick up scrap.

[Dumpster-Dee]

I have very little trash. If you are talking about plastic or crt's, we've discussed that a lot in other threads.

[Scrapette]

I have a lot of fluorescent bulbs which have mercury in them I'm told. The local landfill won't take them if you just try to bring them in, yet I see them in the roadside trash all the time. I don't want to put them the landfill and have the mercury end up in the water eventually. So I'm kind of stuck with them for now.

[GarbageMan]

Not sure what happens with my regular trash, maybe they have bigger dumpsters or will take garbage bags. But I'm talking about a pickup truck filled with trash so it wont fit in my can. I will have to figure out if the landfill will allow me to dump there or if the recycling center offers garbage cans. Thanks all.

[scrapdollar]

Also, use the web search engine(google) and see if Minnesota has a recycling directory, North Carolina has one http://www.p2pays.org/dmrm/start.aspx

A tip for searching this website when looking for anything for TVs or CRT use "monitors" instead.

[Scrapette]

Not sure what happens with my regular trash, maybe they have bigger dumpsters or will take garbage bags. But I'm talking about a pickup truck filled with trash so it wont fit in my can. I will have to figure out if the landfill will allow me to dump there or if the recycling center offers garbage cans. Thanks all.

Where I live the landfill lets you dump most non-hazardous stuff, but they charge you. The county recycling program only takes stuff they can make money from. Today, I filled up a Chevy Trailblazer with stuff from a clean-up and took it to the landfill. I had to empty it myself and I left most of the stuff I had taken from the site there. I was charged $7.75. If you can get permission from someone with a dumpster that would be your cheapest ethical way of dumping it unless you feel like putting it all in trashbags and leaving it at the curbside on trash night.

[hobo finds]

I have a lot of fluorescent bulbs which have mercury in them I'm told. The local landfill won't take them if you just try to bring them in, yet I see them in the roadside trash all the time. I don't want to put them the landfill and have the mercury end up in the water eventually. So I'm kind of stuck with them for now.

Once a month by me the city will do a hazzardous waste drop off and they take them.

[Midnight]

There are a couple Free collection sites for Fluorescent bulbs in our area. There is also a county directory on where to dispose of different items. Have you tried a google search on Fluorescent Disposal in your area?

I have a lot of fluorescent bulbs which have mercury in them I'm told. The local landfill won't take them if you just try to bring them in, yet I see them in the roadside trash all the time. I don't want to put them the landfill and have the mercury end up in the water eventually. So I'm kind of stuck with them for now.

[ScrapperNJ26]

Look for a local incinerator, if that is an option.

[Scrapette]

Once a month by me the city will do a hazzardous waste drop off and they take them.

Thanks, I'm thinking I'm going to have to take them to CIncinnati or Lexington, Ky on a hazardous waste day.

[Scrapette]

There are a couple Free collection sites for Fluorescent bulbs in our area. There is also a county directory on where to dispose of different items. Have you tried a google search on Fluorescent Disposal in your area?

Yep, thanks for the information but nothing is close. I'm going to have to take them to a site out of town probably.

[Filthy]

OP, my county dump charges $90/ton for non hazardous bulk waste dropoff... my last truck load of styrofoam and things was only $14.

this would be a good option but they only allow each personal truck/residential household 3 dropoffs per year. i was thinking about setting up an account with them to make it happen more often.

[starbits]

When I lived in Tucson the Home Depot would take fluorescent bulbs as long as they weren't broken. Might have been a local thing, but wouldn't hurt to call them.

Starbits

[skylinejack]

When I lived in Tucson the Home Depot would take fluorescent bulbs as long as they weren't broken. Might have been a local thing, but wouldn't hurt to call them.

Starbits

Were they paying you for them or just taking them off your hands?

[starbits]

Were they paying you for them or just taking them off your hands?

Just taking them off your hands.