tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post7650048112726764120..comments2023-10-18T12:55:50.552+00:00Comments on At Flores in the Azores: Recolha SeletivaNeil Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-48273224801184026592012-05-11T15:55:49.983+00:002012-05-11T15:55:49.983+00:00Neil & Carol, Perhaps the problem with the gla...Neil & Carol, Perhaps the problem with the glass has to do with the substance with which it's painted?<br /><br />Marisa, Sorry if I repeat myself, repeat myself... ;-)))Kathienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-38321315887630380812012-05-11T14:17:29.401+00:002012-05-11T14:17:29.401+00:00ehehhe, always a surprise these posts. Didn't ...ehehhe, always a surprise these posts. Didn't know that...and still don't... as far as I'm concerned plastic goes to plastic and glass goes to glass ;)<br />Hi Kathie, yes you had already mentioned that :)Marisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-69748648945190262722012-05-11T05:12:22.441+00:002012-05-11T05:12:22.441+00:00Just a wild guess, that there's some ingredien...Just a wild guess, that there's some ingredient in the material from which the drinking glass is manufactured that is inappropriate for recycling.<br /><br />Re plastics: Do yours have a little number (inside a triangle) indicating which category it is? Where we live, only 1 and 2 are recyclable (the rest go to the landfill), although elsewhere higher numbers are also recyclable.<br /><br />Off-topic: Did you catch Prince Charles doing the weather report on the noon news at Scotland's BBC TV studio? Although his professional skills obviously set includes decades of public speaking (and concomitant TelePrompter™ reading), he nonetheless acquitted himself admirably, especially on the ad libs.<br /><br />Did I ever mention to you that Marisa and I finally met at the Lusofonia conference in Lagoa, São Miguel, last month? Thanks for providing the forum for us to have found one another.Kathienoreply@blogger.com