On 21 Dec 2014, snipped-for-privacy@cucumber.demon.co.uk (Andrew Gabriel) grunted:
Well round here they have separate bins for each colour of glass; whether the contents end up being combined further down the line I couldn't say. However, the colour separation does seem to be enforced. And I've never seen a new bin which isn't colour-coded, as you might expect.
There's a 330,000 sq. ft. new unit not far away - all the insulation is (labelled) as wool - not many bottles in that, I hope.
I was talking to a guy whose company have the contract to maintain our local park. All the shrub cuttings get left in their "yard" and put back on the council beds a year later, despite none of the twiggy bits having broken down. Sill, it's the right colour, and it probably acts as a mulch of sorts, but it's a wasted round trip in a way.
In message , at 16:15:04 on Sun, 21 Dec 2014, alan_m remarked:
My local bottle bank has two bins. One is labelled "Clear", and the other is labelled both "Green only" and "Brown only". Obviously a psychology experiment.
(The truck which collects them has two compartments)
just because some commercial new builds aren't insulated with glass fibre products, doesn't negate the fact that those that do are using up more than their own quantity of previously "consumed" glass containers.
tim
Of course - it's an exception, I'm sure.
I throw away virtually no glass bottles. They are all plastic & go in the recycle bin.
Nobody uses glass fibre any more. There is a suspicion/theory about that it's as carcinogenic as asbestos. They are keeping quiet about it. It has been quietly discontinued so by the time it all comes out, the victims will be dead and can't sue
Future trade for the ambulance chasers???!!
So if you have it in your roof space, you might have a problem
The similar insulation is mineral wool, quite differentr stuff. Non-itchy. Glass fibre is the itchy stuff.
Mineral wool, not glass wool. Quite different stuff.
There are significant savings recycling glass compared with making new.
In message , at 18:29:54 on Mon, 22 Dec
2014, harryagain remarked:
The glass bottles are plastic?
I put both my glass and plastic bottles in the recycling, if that counts as "not throwing away".
No; glass wool is a type of mineral wool.
that's why its called rockwool then is it?
Um, if it's mineral (rock) wool, why is it labelled as "natural"? The men weren't wearing masks and some didn't have gloves; also, no disposable suits in evidence. Me thinks 'twas sheepy stuff.
If you're going to rely on a Wikipedia article at least read the whole page. It discusses three types of mineral wool - glass wool, stone (rock) wool and ceramic fibre wool. They are all mineral wools - it is a generic term.
There's little more natural than rock!
All mineral wools have very clear instructions about taking protective measures when installing given their fibrous construction. Whether or not they are followed is a different matter entirely.
The sheepy stuff is far too expensive for commercial use.
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