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OT: Water Bottles and Scrap Iron

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Redd

09-10-2005 18:14:39




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I was just thinking with all the bottled water goind down South and that went to Iraq, there must be some huge factories that make those plastic bottles by the zillions. Anybody work at one? I hope they don't come from China too. When I see something like those bottles (cheap and disposable) the mechanic in me has to wonder how fast the machine that makes them must go.

I hope they scrap all the cars and appliances etc from the hurricane instead of landfilling them. I'm a penny pincher so when I see stacks of junk cars I see scrap $ possibilities.

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Davis In SC

09-11-2005 10:10:13




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 Re: OT: Water Bottles and Scrap Iron in reply to Redd, 09-10-2005 18:14:39  
There used to be a plant here that made the 2-Litre soft drink bottles. They stacked them on pallets & shrink wrapped them...They could fill a trailer in a hurry, seems I heard that there was only a thousand pounds of bottles in a load. Companies finally wised up, most bottle plants are next to the facilities where they get filled now.



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MAC,IL

09-11-2005 09:03:58




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 Re: OT: Water Bottles and Scrap Iron in reply to Redd, 09-10-2005 18:14:39  
I dunno, but I got a feeling a lot of the submerged but undamaged vehicles will be salvaged by someone.



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RayP(MI)

09-11-2005 10:41:09




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 Re: OT: Water Bottles and Scrap Iron in reply to MAC,IL, 09-11-2005 09:03:58  
If they have been submerged they"re junk - water will destroy them fer sure. Even if they can be made to run, the water will wreak havoc with the electrical systems.



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Hawaiirocky

09-10-2005 19:40:47




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 Re: OT: Water Bottles and Scrap Iron in reply to Redd, 09-10-2005 18:14:39  
Those bottles can also be recycled. 5 cents apiece where I'm at.

I've been wondering how they are going to recycle all those cars too. I'd like to get the contract for that job.



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Slowpoke

09-11-2005 00:32:28




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 Re: OT: Water Bottles and Scrap Iron in reply to Hawaiirocky , 09-10-2005 19:40:47  
Just think of all the plastic bottles and cans that are disgarded every day, just in your area. Next time you go by the trash cans at the supermarket or drug store, look in and see how many are there. Unless someone pulls them out they go to the landfill. That mean thousands of $$$$$$$$ for the state government on a daily basis. New Orleans will be a gold mine for a serious collector!



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Stan in Oly, WA

09-11-2005 01:31:30




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 Re: OT: Water Bottles and Scrap Iron in reply to Slowpoke, 09-11-2005 00:32:28  
Hi, Slowpoke

I don't understand. How do the plastic bottles and cans that go to the landfill mean thousands of $$$$$$$ for the state government on a daily basis? Something to do with bottle and can deposits? Does the government get that money? I don't live in one of the handful of states that have bottle deposits so I have no idea how it works.

Thanks, Stan



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ScottP

09-11-2005 08:10:42




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 Re: OT: Water Bottles and Scrap Iron in reply to Stan in Oly, WA, 09-11-2005 01:31:30  
Stan
Here in Kalifonee when you buy a six pack you have to pay a CRV redemption fee. After you drink said six pack, then you recycle the cans you are supposed to get the CRV fee back. If you don't recycle the cans the state gets to keep the CRV. Thats' where the $$$$$$$ comes from.
They charge the CRV on soda, water, beer, and anything else that you care to drink that comes in a bottle or can.
Scott

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Desert machinist

09-10-2005 19:27:30




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 Re: OT: Water Bottles and Scrap Iron in reply to Redd, 09-10-2005 18:14:39  
There is a plant 60 miles east of here that makes them,or more correctly,what the bottles are formed out of. This plant makes a thick "test tube" with threads. They are shipped to a bottler who heats the plastic and blows air in to expand them in a mold....presto-chango.....a water/soda bottle.



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NC Wayne

09-10-2005 19:06:01




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 Re: OT: Water Bottles and Scrap Iron in reply to Redd, 09-10-2005 18:14:39  
Ever watch the Discovery Channel? I watched an outfit the other night on one of the showes making all different types of springs. One of the machines they showed made coil springs for i believe it was the front suspension on some vehicle. Whatever they were for they looked to be about 5" in diameter with about a 5/8 thick coil material, and they weren't a true round spring, they had a tapered end to sit in a pocket. This machine was kicking them out at a rate of about one every 3 to 5 seconds. Now imagine if a machine can do something as complex at that at that rate of speed how fast those bottles are really rolling off there machines..... .probably in the gazillions per hour.....

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