If you had to recycle everything you bought would you be willing to do it?

Question

I think in Germany when you buy an appliance like a washing machine it is built into the price that the company would take the machine back to recycle at the end of its life.

Answer 1

No,I don't think everything is recyclable.You did say everything,I can think of some things that would not be a good idea.But as far as glass and plastics,boxes that would be fine.

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

I want to, but local government don't.

With the price paid for scrap recycling,  it is easy in Flint, Michigan.  When you set any thing metal out on the curb, its gone before you get back on the porch.  Just leave your house unguarded and watch how fast your wiring and copper pipes get recycled.

Answer 4

If I HAD to, it wouldn't matter if I was willing or not.

Answer 5

I bet most people would answer yes as long as it was easy for them.  I am like most people if I had to look for a recycling bin I will more then likely throw it into the garbage.

Answer 6

Good point! Yes I would but, this would have to be on a very large scale. Case in point. This is what the experts say: "Even now, when you shop, buy products packed in recyclable materials." In my mind, there are three kinds of shoppers:

1) They buy what they like...regardless of price or packaging.

2) They buy some name brands and shop for bargains regardless of packaging, and some may shop green (I would think a very small %)

3) They buy the store brand only and are always on the lookout for discounted items and/or have coupons (name brand or otherwise). Packaging doesn't even come to mind.

    Then a shopper is asked to buy products in packaging that can be recycled. If all of the manufacturers do not provide packaging capable of being recycled, how is the shopper supposed to choose? They may not be able to buy the lower cost item because the packaging is not recyclable. Oh oh...it's up to big business again to start the ball rolling!!! If all or most of products were made in recycleable packaging, the above categories would become condensed in the recycling sense. True, the next step would be to get the consumer to actually deposit the recycleables INTO the recycling bin and NOT in the garbage!! We must be first "given" a choice in order to "make" a choice!

Answer 7

Yes! I also think people would be more inclined to recycle if your local towns showed support and the benefits of recycling. If we were do recycle everything, then the town should provide special color coated bins. I think we should figured out something for diapers. Even if it's disposing them in not the regular trash and making a dump for there soul propose.

Answer 8

sure...but that would mean several things if it was a government directive...

1.  The government would have to provide my community with a recycling program.

2.  The government would have to put regulations in place on what is used for packaging.

and, as such...it will never happen.

Answer 9

If it was feasible, yes.  I wonder,for instance about having to drive about too much to recycle. Community initiatives/collections might be the way forward

Answer 10

It'd be easier to move my bed into the supermarket.

Answer 11

i haven't heard any usa companies that do that

but they should b/c that idea is so great and great for environment