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[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 62 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I dump all of mine at the beach when I take my old car batteries to feed the eels

[–] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 35 points 10 months ago

Oh you’re where we get all the sea glass from

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 17 points 10 months ago

the beach is HUNGRY

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 62 points 10 months ago

You should look up the disposal guidelines for sharp objects for your area

No need to slice up a sanitation worker's hands for no reason

[–] sovietknuckles@hexbear.net 54 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

dead-dove-1 Broken glass

dead-dove-2 What it's something really good but with a disguised label

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[–] dustbunnies@hexbear.net 41 points 10 months ago (1 children)

... are we not supposed to put it in the recycling for some reason

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[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 37 points 10 months ago (1 children)

my local recycling place doesn't take glass angery

[–] TomBombadil@hexbear.net 27 points 10 months ago

Whaaa that's insane. Glass is a classico style recyclable

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 32 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah I picked it up from my grandmother. Broken glass goes into a marked container so the trash bros don't get hurt. I don't know if the trash bros actually see it though since it's in a bag.


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[–] 2Password2Remember@hexbear.net 30 points 10 months ago

never thought of doing this but its pretty based actually

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[–] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I do this for the sanitation workers. Dumpster divers are just a bonus I suppose.

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 27 points 10 months ago

Yes, chemistry class taught me to

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 19 points 10 months ago

if I see a box like this I'm assuming it has treasure and immediately shoveling it's contents into my mouth without checking it first

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 17 points 10 months ago

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[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah I do, in a bag or sth but not loose. Never thought about it for the dumpster divers but for the guys who have to throw those bags around. But here it's recyclable

I also wrap razor blades in cardboard

[–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 10 months ago

It's good practice.

[–] D61@hexbear.net 13 points 10 months ago

If I can't take it to the recycling center, for whatever reason, yeah. Sometimes I've taken two strips of duct tape and sandwiched the shards between them when I didn't have a box or small plastic bottle/tub to use.

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think glass goes in the recycling and the recycling centres don't like it when you put stuff in other containers

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I googled.

Recycle Coach

The bottom line is that recycling companies do not accept broken container glass.

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Ninja edit. I just realized it's surely US only info. Other places? I have no idea

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago

Hmm, maybe they do want box glass. I'll check, its something that rarely comes up (I usually have cans)

[–] chickentendrils@hexbear.net 9 points 10 months ago

I do but I don't label it. I guess anybody going thru my trash should mind any taped up boxes that sounds like there's a bunch of broken glass inside

[–] Des@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago

yeah. got in the habit at work when we have to sweep up broken glass to protect the maintenance worker when they take out the trash

thought there's a good chance someone is handling the municipal waste too although i think it's just cubed and dumped into a landfill by a truck. but you never know

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago

Usually, but sometimes a random mess has me forgetting in the moment.

[–] BlackDragon@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago

Well I've never thought about that before but I will in the future.

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

yes but I do wonder if it really matters

where I am all the recycling is mechanically dumped into a truck with enough force that there is no way that a significant amount of the glass isn't broken by the process

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

We're boxing up boxing up boxing up broken glass kelly

[–] Dyno@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

in my area we have a separate tub for glass, and it doesn't get collected, we just fill it then take it to the recycling centre where there's a bottle bank or a bin for broken glass

[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

You could try leaving your broken glass near your local police station

I just wrap shit like that in paper before binning it, more so at work where its more likely someone'll dig through the bin

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

I thought you were supposed to label it sharps. It's too bad my house doesn't have a sharps disposal slot (hole in wall) and I don't want to add one.