I was able to go on a tour of the facility with a work group and found it super interesting to see how what we put in our bin on the curb gets sorted and recycled. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and explained in detail the process although I couldn't always hear him because of the noise. We were given hard hats and eye protection while touring the warehouse for safety. The plastics from the orange hefty bag program are made into little pellets which are then made into plastic lumber which can be purchased factory direct for less than the big box stores charge. So glad I was able to visit! read more
I am staying in a hotel and they don't recycle, but I do, so I drove on down to their 24/7 "corral" of recycling fun. Easy as pie.
Update 11/19/08: Back again with this weeks worth of recycling. There were about 5 other cars that showed up while I was there - a happening spot! read more