[playdead]

Came across this the other day. Kind of cool.

http://www.resourcerevival.com/become_a_rebicycler

 

[JeffSkisMontana]

Interesting....

.....very cool....must be where my lbs sends the chains they encourage all their customers to bring in and recycle. Hopefully they go to good use.

 

[gtluke]

50 pounds of high grade material like our chains is probably worth some good cash.

 

[msrothwe]

50 pounds of high grade material like our chains is probably worth some good cash.

hate to say it, but even when steel was trading at $1000/tonne, 50 pounds of scrap steel was only worth about 20 bucks. Now that scrap is trading much lower, around $250 a ton, you're looking at around 5 dollars for 50 pounds worth of chains.

With that said, the benifits are not just economic, its a good thing to recycle limited materials.

Fun fact, steel is the most recycled material around, something like 78% of steel is recycled, and has been recycled for 150 years.

 

[Killroy]

hate to say it, but even when steel was trading at $1000/tonne, 50 pounds of scrap steel was only worth about 20 bucks. Now that scrap is trading much lower, around $250 a ton, you're looking at around 5 dollars for 50 pounds worth of chains.

With that said, the benifits are not just economic, its a good thing to recycle limited materials.

Fun fact, steel is the most recycled material around, something like 78% of steel is recycled, and has been recycled for 150 years.

I thought that car batteries were more recycled. 98% is the statistic.

 

[Normbilt]

hate to say it, but even when steel was trading at $1000/tonne, 50 pounds of scrap steel was only worth about 20 bucks. Now that scrap is trading much lower, around $250 a ton, you're looking at around 5 dollars for 50 pounds worth of chains.

With that said, the benifits are not just economic, its a good thing to recycle limited materials.

Fun fact, steel is the most recycled material around, something like 78% of steel is recycled, and has been recycled for 150 years.

Yes It more about Recycling what we can instead of money in you pocket!

 

[JPark]

I thought that car batteries were more recycled. 98% is the statistic.

Not the same thing. Batteries are not a raw material. Batteries may be the most recycled item, but steel is the most recycled material.

 

[Killroy]

Not the same thing. Batteries are not a raw material. Batteries may be the most recycled item, but steel is the most recycled material.

Lead in the batteries. 95% according to this http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/of01-170/of01-170.pdf

They also recycle the plastic battery cases.

 

[RogerDoger]

.....very cool....must be where my lbs sends the chains they encourage all their customers to bring in and recycle. Hopefully they go to good use.

Whatever, send them free stuff and in return they gouge on prices. $40 for a frame and $14 for a bottle opener? eff that and them.

 

[Kris]

Cool.

I always toss mine in the bulk steel recycling bin at the local metal yard.

 

[shopcat_cycles]

Whatever, send them free stuff and in return they gouge on prices. $40 for a frame and $14 for a bottle opener? eff that and them.

I'm with this guy. I'll make my own things out of my old chains and such.

 

[playdead]

I'm with this guy. I'll make my own things out of my old chains and such.

That's great, but this site is also good for the people that don't have anything to do with their chains

 

[BurkeVT]

Whatever, send them free stuff and in return they gouge on prices. $40 for a frame and $14 for a bottle opener? eff that and them.

I thought that at first when I saw the price of their stuff, too. Then I thought, in 18 years of MTBing, I've never used a chain to make stuff- other than my drivetrain work.
I'll send them my chains. Gouge away. It's not like they're selling gasoline. People don't HAVE to buy their products.

 

[Mr. Doom]

Bah humbug to you too.

Whatever, send them free stuff and in return they gouge on prices. $40 for a frame and $14 for a bottle opener? eff that and them.

That chain bowl is sweet and if you think $14 is $$$ for handmade crafts you should start making them yourself for less.

The chainlink clock widget is free there.

 

[shopcat_cycles]

That's great, but this site is also good for the people that don't have anything to do with their chains

very true...for those people, I think it's a good alternative. Or just take them to a metal recycling center.

 

[Arby]

Interesting, I wonder what they do with them.

 

[ggnarl]

They don't really recycle them, they just take junk and make more junk out of it. It will end up in the landfill sooner or later. Seems like the energy used to make these products could be spent on better uses.

 

[HarryCallahan]

Whatever, send them free stuff and in return they gouge on prices. $40 for a frame and $14 for a bottle opener? eff that and them.

You posted that on Christmas day?! Santa's going to send you some coal next year...

 

[HarryCallahan]

They don't really recycle them, they just take junk and make more junk out of it. It will end up in the landfill sooner or later. Seems like the energy used to make these products could be spent on better uses.

If it's junk to you don't buy them. And the products can still be recycled, no landfills required. :thumbsup:

 

[playdead]

They don't really recycle them, they just take junk and make more junk out of it. It will end up in the landfill sooner or later. Seems like the energy used to make these products could be spent on better uses.

IMO recycling is also making things like art out of material that would otherwise be thrown away.