[Pil-pc-oceania] Get to Know Your Recyclable Plastics by Number : Planet Green

[Daniel Rossi]

On 07/05/2008, at 9:50 PM, Daniel Rossi wrote:

>
> On 07/05/2008, at 8:28 PM, Deb Guildner wrote:
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>> More information that you never really wanted to know about  
>> everyday plastic packaging, and even a modicum of good news....
>>
>> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/recycle-plastics-by-number.html_______________________________________________
>
> Woops so I did have to take all those leads to the environmental  
> waste place afterall. The insulation of electronic cables are also  
> PVC. Can't win ey ?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride#Electric_wires
>
>

Just for a reference, here is the people who came and picked up my  
stuff $66 later !. I really hope none or 99% doesn't make it to  
landfill in the end.

http://www.ewaste.com.au/

I just find it amazing that wire insulation is PVC so not entirely  
something you throw out with your regular garbage if anyone still has  
that service LOL. I guess you have to pick cables with RoHs labelling  
or something like that ? 
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