Derfunkenstein wrote:Yeah but that's on them. I did the right thing by recycling it. /inserts head into sand
I appreciate the candor, but generally speaking that attitude is a huge problem: people contaminating otherwise marginal material streams means that not only was your contaminant land-filled,
but so was the rest of the material it was embedded within.And it's not just a matter of how it was non-economical to separate out initially: anyone working in raw material industry understands how shipments are frequently rejected nearly on whim, for instance, I've personally witnessed entire rail cars (as in, multiple cars at once) of steel scrap be denied because someone *thought* they saw copper. Copper is actually more valuable than the scrap it is in, but back it went.
Potentially across many states. Moving rail cars costs money.
Not moving rail cars cost money(demurrage). Putting into the landfill costs money. Everything costs money. Checking before you even ship it costs money, even if it is strictly binary Quality Assurance, and it's never foolproof (not only is it inherently subjective as discussed, but things can shift in baling/transit/etc making a previously non-visible "defect" visible).
So if you fool yourself and if those largely subjective rejections by the other side hit another threshold, which likely also subjective,
you can lose the entire contract altogether. Ooops.
It really sucks.
As I said, I appreciate the honesty and do not blame you, but for general awareness: Please do not put anything in a recycling bin unless you are positively sure that the receiving entity accepts it. If you are going somewhere to recycle, it should be marked or there should be someone you can ask. If it's curb-side, your municipality should publish the specifications from their processor.
It helps a TON (literally!).
Thanks!