Number of bikes trashed and recycled in the US every year
Any of you have info on this topic?
Hard data would be best, but estimates of what is recycled -- and what goes to landfill -- in your town would be very helpful.
This is for a state of colorado recycling grant.
And suggestions about who might have this data would also be welcome!
Jennifer M. Shriver, Development Coordinator Phone: 303-641-2749 e-mail: jennifer@communitycycles.org sue@communitycycles.org
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Jennifer,
From the Recycle-A-Bicycle site (http://www.recycleabicycle.org/about-us):
On average, RAB salvages 1,800 bicycles each year from the waste stream, diverting a total of 45,000 pounds of waste from NYC's landfills.
If you contact them, they might have more data for you.
Jim Craven Don't worry. Be happy. Ride a bike. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jennifer Shriver To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 5:15 PM Subject: [TheThinkTank] Number of bikes trashed and recycled in the US everyyear
Any of you have info on this topic?
Hard data would be best, but estimates of what is recycled -- and what goes to landfill -- in your town would be very helpful.
This is for a state of colorado recycling grant.
And suggestions about who might have this data would also be welcome!
Jennifer M. Shriver, Development Coordinator Phone: 303-641-2749 e-mail: jennifer@communitycycles.org
www.CommunityCycles.org 2805 Wilderness Place Boulder, CO 80301
Join the movement!
Become a Community Cycles member Subscribe to our monthly e-news!
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Jennifer, On average - Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Recycles 800 to 900 bikes back into the community Plus we strip about 400 bikes a year: Scrap steel is sold - we buy new parts Aluminum is sold - we buy more Park tools Parts & tires are reused locally or sent overseas Scrap rubber is sent to a tire wholsaler who pays to have it recycled properly ( his civic duty to the community ) Cardboard is recycled but we don't get paid for
Ross Willard 717-571-2008 www.recyclebicycle.info recyclebicycle@verizon.net Jennifer,
From the Recycle-A-Bicycle site (http://www.recycleabicycle.org/about-us):
On average, RAB salvages 1,800 bicycles each year from the waste stream, diverting a total of 45,000 pounds of waste from NYC's landfills.
If you contact them, they might have more data for you.
Jim Craven Don't worry. Be happy. Ride a bike. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jennifer Shriver To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 5:15 PM Subject: [TheThinkTank] Number of bikes trashed and recycled in the US everyyear
Any of you have info on this topic?
Hard data would be best, but estimates of what is recycled -- and what goes to landfill -- in your town would be very helpful.
This is for a state of colorado recycling grant.
And suggestions about who might have this data would also be welcome!
Jennifer M. Shriver, Development Coordinator
Phone: 303-641-2749
e-mail: jennifer@communitycycles.org
www.CommunityCycles.org
2805 Wilderness Place
Boulder, CO 80301
Join the movement!
Become a Community Cycles member
Subscribe to our monthly e-news!
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