Comments on: You Can Choose A Polyethylene Shed! http://www.sayeducate.com/2009/04/03/you-can-choose-a-polyethylene-shed/ Helping You Make Smart Decisions Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:24:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: greenbug http://www.sayeducate.com/2009/04/03/you-can-choose-a-polyethylene-shed/comment-page-1/#comment-4934 greenbug Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:49:58 +0000 http://www.sayeducate.com/?p=1601#comment-4934 Thanks for this very informative list. What about the carbon footprint? I'm trying to decide between a plastic shed and a (more expensive) wood shed, and the main factor preventing me from purchasing the plastic one is the question of recycling. Although its made of HDPE (#2) plastic, which many areas recycle, all these programs are limited to plastic bottles, and won't take #2 tubs like yogurt containers, and, I imagine, sheds. In fact, according to this website, the addition of UV inhibitors makes plastics un-recyclable. http://www.ecologycenter.org/recycling/recycledcontent_fall2000/plastics_qa.html I'd hate to think that my durable shed is going to be durably filling a land fill for the next 10,000 years. Can anyone contribute more to this? Thanks for this very informative list. What about the carbon footprint? I’m trying to decide between a plastic shed and a (more expensive) wood shed, and the main factor preventing me from purchasing the plastic one is the question of recycling. Although its made of HDPE (#2) plastic, which many areas recycle, all these programs are limited to plastic bottles, and won’t take #2 tubs like yogurt containers, and, I imagine, sheds. In fact, according to this website, the addition of UV inhibitors makes plastics un-recyclable. http://www.ecologycenter.org/recycling/recycledcontent_fall2000/plastics_qa.html
I’d hate to think that my durable shed is going to be durably filling a land fill for the next 10,000 years.

Can anyone contribute more to this?

]]> By: Matthew C. Keegan http://www.sayeducate.com/2009/04/03/you-can-choose-a-polyethylene-shed/comment-page-1/#comment-4544 Matthew C. Keegan Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:22:31 +0000 http://www.sayeducate.com/?p=1601#comment-4544 That's a good point, Sheds. The last one I looked at didn't have the rating listed but they went out of their way to say that is "UV-protected to prevent fading and cracking" which I assume offers the needed protection. That’s a good point, Sheds. The last one I looked at didn’t have the rating listed but they went out of their way to say that is “UV-protected to prevent fading and cracking” which I assume offers the needed protection.

]]> By: Sheds http://www.sayeducate.com/2009/04/03/you-can-choose-a-polyethylene-shed/comment-page-1/#comment-4543 Sheds Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:21:00 +0000 http://www.sayeducate.com/?p=1601#comment-4543 Do they have a UV rating. If they dont they could possibly break doen over time. Do they have a UV rating. If they dont they could possibly break doen over time.

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