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12-27-2016, 04:03 PM
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#1 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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| Artificial Tree Recycling
Maybe my google-fu is not up to par, but I can't find anything about recycling artificial trees in the lower mainland. All I can find are recycling or chipping real trees.
It doesn't seem quite so well to just huck it into the dumpster, are there places where I can drop off a tree where they can recycled or re-purposed?
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12-27-2016, 04:09 PM
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#2 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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from Recycling Council of BC website. Quote:
Disposal:
Cannot be recycled and so must be landfilled or incinerated (this is because the plastic and metal cannot be separated, making the trees unfit for recycling)
If landfilled, materials will not break down
Incineration can release dioxins and other carcinogens into the air which can pose health risks
| The Great Christmas Tree Debate | Recycling Council of British Columbia
Seems like dumpster is your only option.  | 
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12-27-2016, 06:42 PM
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#3 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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You can call value village and ask if they'll take it or Salvation Army.
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12-27-2016, 07:54 PM
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put it in a dumpster. and ignite fire LOL
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12-27-2016, 09:05 PM
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#5 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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Try Craigslist and list it as free. Maybe someone willing to take it off your hands.
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12-28-2016, 12:08 AM
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#6 | | "They call me Bowser...RawR!"
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Skip the craigslist and just put it in the alley and write free on it. I do that all the time with stuff I don't want and am too lazy to dispose of properly. It's usually gone in a day.
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12-28-2016, 09:01 AM
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#7 | | Ricer Mod
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Yea a Free tag usually clears stuff out pretty quick. One mans trash is another mans treasure they say.
Berz out.
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12-28-2016, 10:36 AM
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#8 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by !LittleDragon  Skip the craigslist and just put it in the alley and write free on it. I do that all the time with stuff I don't want and am too lazy to dispose of properly. It's usually gone in a day. | Do note that unless you put it on your own property, you can be fined for littering/Dumping.
The reason for this being, if someone doesn't want it, who is gonna come pick it up? Surely if someone doesn't pick it up, most people won't go back and get it themselves...
What's to stop me from dumping a dozen mattresses in some random alley, then when the cops come knock on my door, I point out that I had a free sign on them? Sorry that's not quite how it works.
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12-28-2016, 12:47 PM
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#9 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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I guess dumpster it is then.
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12-28-2016, 12:54 PM
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Just shove it out the door going down hwy 1
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12-28-2016, 12:59 PM
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#11 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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1. Go to Transfer Station Recycling section.
2. Toss top half in plastic bin.
3. Toss bottom half in metal bin.
4. Flirt with weigh station girl
5. ???
6. Profit
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12-28-2016, 06:10 PM
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Take it to Salvation Army.. they take anything.. vs Value Village where they must be able to make money so they would refuse a tree.
I like the Sally Ann at New West, they take pretty much anything that is of any use (and not infested).
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