The first was a visitor from Philadelphia, a senior lady who had recently downsized. I asked folks if they have old coffee cups in their cupboards and what old cups they use.
Having the Bremerton art gallery with many visitors, I began a survey pertaining to old coffee cups. Pyrex was extremely prevalent in the ’70s, accentuating the gold-and-green trend on its cookware and cups. Colors were earthy, casserole dishes were readied for block parties and coffee was accommodated with bigger mugs (but not the giants seen today). The ’60s liked coffee and the hostess social aspect with streamline carafes and hostess trays, but the ’70s brought a heavier thought and living process. To appreciate these coffee cups, one needs to understand the times that welcomed the ’70s, for this began the end of the Vietnam War, the Beatles broke up and the world was set on an avocado-green shag rug (or was it gold?). companies or in Japan, and most were considered casual. My study target was coffee cups from the 1970s, the time when saucers were put aside and small, mug-shaped vessels stood alone and were called coffee cups. Maybe the word shouldn’t be “disappointing,” for fewer cups on the secondary market may well mean that a new appreciation has surfaced, and that is a good thing. Who doesn’t, laughingly said, but recent search has been disappointing. Seems like a month ago they flooded thrift stores, and antique shops wouldn’t waste shelf space for the little old misunderstood gems. sigh.Dime a dozen, can’t throw them away fast enough - mid-century coffee cups sprout up faster than spring field daisies. I was appalled to find this out because I have put these in the recycle bin for YEARS. The recycle facility here in Portland does not want this as it clogs up their machines. I just sent off an email to a company I use frequently that uses wax or plastic coated cardboard. Is this true?Ĭan paper that has been colored on with crayon, marker, or paint (washable) be recycled? What about receipts? The business I work at claims it doesn't recycle its paper because its already recycled and you can't recycle it again. Then again, I'm not sure if that's quite accurate either.
They may be confused with the old printer rule: once a page has gone through a laser printer, you shouldn't send it through again. No, you should be able to recycle paper twice (unless the recycled paper has had some time of plastic coated onto in, which is rare). I'd say to check with your recycling provider before assuming you can't recycle these. Regarding envelopes with plastic windows, I live in Minnesota and we've been able to recycle these with paper for years. I think if I had to cut out the plastic of all those envelopes I would just throw them out with the regular trash. Now I wonder if I am supposed to be doing that or not. I have been putting these in the recycle bin for years.
October 20, This is the first I have heard that the envelopes with plastic windows can't be recycled unless you cut out the plastic part. Otherwise it would seem like a lot of waste that was filling up the landfill. I was glad to hear this because I rarely look through these ads and am glad to know that paper can be recycled and used over again. I called the company and they said these inserts were OK to recycle. With that paper being shiny and slick I didn't know if we could throw it in the bin with everything else or not. When we first started putting our recycled products in a recycle bin I wondered if we could include the advertisements that came with the newspaper. So can credit cards or other cards be recycled after you cut them up or shred them? Other times there is not a regional market available to sell the sorted materials. Sometimes businesses won't have the machines or manpower to sort unique materials. Questions about the recyclability of specific materials should be directed to your local/specific recycling hauler, as policies vary from business to business and market to market.