Guest guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Anyone know if we can recycle soymilk containers in Hayward/Alameda County? Ive gotten mixed answers from sanitation here. Ive been throwing them in the garbage because of the aluminum paper inside and the plastic lid. thanks for any info karel **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 as i understand it, and please correct me if i'm wrong, those tetrapak containers contain several different types of layers, the end result, is they are not recyclable, which is a shame. what i do w/ them, since they will be thrown away anyways, is to rinse them out when they are empty, remove the plastic cap/frame, fold down the upper edges so it is a flat top, and use that as a mini-garbage next to my sink, w/ a plastic lid from something else as a cover. when full, throw away. another solution i attempt most of the time is to purchase soymilk in standard paper " traditional milk cartons " carton. trader joes sells these in their refrigerator section. living in SF, one can then put them in the compost " green " containers for pick up w/ other compostable items. and soymilk comes in #2 plastic bottles at some places but my experience is that one has to be careful about the shelf life of those. i would love to hear if those tetrapaks are recyclable anywhere. brian --- walnutshakes wrote: > > Anyone know if we can recycle soymilk containers in > Hayward/Alameda County? > Ive gotten mixed answers from sanitation here. Ive > been throwing them in the > garbage because of the aluminum paper inside and the > plastic lid. > thanks for any info > karel > > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways > to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ______________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make your home page. http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 HI Karel, This is also a problem here in San Francisco. I contacted Sunset Scavenger Recycling service and was very surprised to hear they didn't take them. I feel guilty having to throw them away! I would also love to know where in the bay area they can be taken. Does anyone know? Thanks, Marin walnutshakes wrote: Anyone know if we can recycle soymilk containers in Hayward/Alameda County? Ive gotten mixed answers from sanitation here. Ive been throwing them in the garbage because of the aluminum paper inside and the plastic lid. thanks for any info karel **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 If you buy a soymilk maker, you can not only make a much higher quality product for a lower price, you no longer have to worry about recycling the cartons! Philip Gelb vegetarian chef shakuhachi player, teacher phil http://philipgelb.com http://myspace.com/inthemoodforfood http://myspace.com/philipgelb On Jan 31, 2008, at 9:42 AM, brian wesenberg wrote: > as i understand it, and please correct me if i'm > wrong, those tetrapak containers contain several > different types of layers, the end result, is they are > not recyclable, which is a shame. what i do w/ them, > since they will be thrown away anyways, is to rinse > them out when they are empty, remove the plastic > cap/frame, fold down the upper edges so it is a flat > top, and use that as a mini-garbage next to my sink, > w/ a plastic lid from something else as a cover. when > full, throw away. > > another solution i attempt most of the time is to > purchase soymilk in standard paper " traditional milk > cartons " carton. trader joes sells these in their > refrigerator section. living in SF, one can then put > them in the compost " green " containers for pick up w/ > other compostable items. and soymilk comes in #2 > plastic bottles at some places but my experience is > that one has to be careful about the shelf life of > those. > > i would love to hear if those tetrapaks are recyclable > anywhere. > > brian > > --- walnutshakes wrote: > > > > > Anyone know if we can recycle soymilk containers in > > Hayward/Alameda County? > > Ive gotten mixed answers from sanitation here. Ive > > been throwing them in the > > garbage because of the aluminum paper inside and the > > plastic lid. > > thanks for any info > > karel > > > > > > > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways > > to stay in shape. > > > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > ________ > Never miss a thing. Make your home page. > http://www./r/hs > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 I was in Starbucks when I read these correspondences email. According to their District Manager, who happened to be there at the time, there has been an acknowledgment by Corporate Seattle of this issue. Their soymilk is from " Silk " and they go through thousands of these non-recyclable containers daily. Because Starbucks is green-inclined they are attempting to encourage their contractor to consider packaging alternatives. Marin Thompson <wonderwomarin wrote: HI Karel, This is also a problem here in San Francisco. I contacted Sunset Scavenger Recycling service and was very surprised to hear they didn't take them. I feel guilty having to throw them away! I would also love to know where in the bay area they can be taken. Does anyone know? Thanks, Marin walnutshakes wrote: Anyone know if we can recycle soymilk containers in Hayward/Alameda County? Ive gotten mixed answers from sanitation here. Ive been throwing them in the garbage because of the aluminum paper inside and the plastic lid. thanks for any info karel **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 AFAIK, City of Palo Alto still takes them at the recycling center at the east end of Embarcadero Rd. They collect tetrapaks and the traditional waxy-paper soymilk containers in the same bin. I haven't dropped these off myself recently, but my household has been collecting them and then dropping them off whenever we're in the neighborhood. However, that recycling center is slated to close (or else become much smaller) at the end of the year. Last I heard, it's mostly moving to Sunnyvale, and I don't know if Sunnyvale accepts all the items that PA does. Palo Alto takes a much more limited list of items for curbside pickup. At 12:15 PM -0800 1/31/08, Marin Thompson wrote: This is also a problem here in San Francisco. I contacted Sunset Scavenger Recycling service and was very surprised to hear they didn't take them. I feel guilty having to throw them away! I would also love to know where in the bay area they can be taken. Does anyone know? <walnutshakes%40aol.com>walnutshakes wrote: Anyone know if we can recycle soymilk containers in Hayward/Alameda County? Ive gotten mixed answers from sanitation here. Ive been throwing them in the garbage because of the aluminum paper inside and the plastic lid. thanks for any info karel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 > Or you can make fresh hemp/cashew/almond milk, which is full of gmo- > free protein! > 1/2 cup hemp seeds (or cashews or almonds) a few dates a splash of vanilla or agave 5 cups of water Give it a good blend, preferably in a Vitamix. I've been making my own milk for 6 months now and no longer throw away those boxes! Let me know if you have any qs about the milk. > > > On Jan 31, 2008, at 9:42 AM, brian wesenberg wrote: > > > as i understand it, and please correct me if i'm > > wrong, those tetrapak containers contain several > > different types of layers, the end result, is they are > > not recyclable, which is a shame. what i do w/ them, > > since they will be thrown away anyways, is to rinse > > them out when they are empty, remove the plastic > > cap/frame, fold down the upper edges so it is a flat > > top, and use that as a mini-garbage next to my sink, > > w/ a plastic lid from something else as a cover. when > > full, throw away. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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