It may pay to recycle

[katealpha]

A couple paid for their £3,000 honeymoon flights by recycling according to the Daily Mail. Ok, so they had to collect 60,000 pieces of rubbish to do this.

Anyone seen or used any of these recycling machines?

[barbarp]

I haven't seen any of them down this way but they sound like a great idea.
We have a paper log maker that we use to make logs for the fire out of junk mail! {It gives me great satisfaction when it's all the credit card offers and are you having trouble paying your debts letters}
That certainly saves us a few quid!
And I love this idea
Good Green Fun - Children's toys and clothes recycling, Stirling, Scotland

There ought to be more of these round the country!

[scotchlass]

Both of these ideas are great! I haven't seen the recyclingmachines but they should have more of them- it will definitely encourage more recycling if they put them in every Tesco! And I was just about to have a clearout before Xmas of the kid's toys, so now I know where they can go instead of the skip.

[barbarp]

If you're not too worried about making money from it , freecycle is an ace group to join {Yes I confess I am a member}
The only thing I've found annoying is when you post things, people say they are coming to get them then don't turn up..
But conversly we had a major problem with my little boy pulling apart flat pack furniture and we managed to get some very nice solid wood stuff like a victorian dresser that someone was throwing out {} and all it cost us was the fuel to go and get it.

[scotchlass]

Ah yes Freecycle- it is a great invention

[bmd]

Where abouts is freecycle based?