This posting has been deleted by its author. 47 posts, read 66,938 times 10,863 posts, read 12,530,318 times 20,133 posts, read 44,361,524 times I used to live near an IKEA. I still couldn't bring myself to buy much of anything from them. In Durham: Unfinished furniture - bookcases - office - bedroom - by Durham Bookcases 477 posts, read 1,103,541 times Is this what you are looking for? 4,598 posts, read 7,523,030 times Originally Posted by evaofnc NC Modern Furniture that I linked above is the company that advertises on Craigslist. 151 posts, read 359,687 times Originally Posted by mizunomom I've used them before. They're quick and cordial. I actually needed a couple of hinges for my ikea kitchen and he got them for me. 7,202 posts, read 6,981,949 times Poppydog: when you say "they," do you mean IKEA? I loaded my online cart with everything I wanted, and the shipping came out to over $300. Is there some trick I missed?
And thanks, KFran and MizunoMom. I wondered if the IKEA delivery service was a scam. I will trust Craigslist with lots of things, but I was on the fence about it. It's good to have confirmation. Originally Posted by pallasathena7Driving down to Charlotte to shop and buy. We bought a whole kitchen including appliances, a king bed, a bunk bed and all the mattresses from the store in Charlotte in person. They delivered the whole shebang for $99. Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.Massachusetts residents and businesses discard approximately 600,000 mattresses and box springs annually. These items are made up almost entirely of recyclable materials. Once disassembled, up to 95 percent of mattress components can be recycled. At the same time, discarded mattresses and box springs can be notoriously difficult to manage.
They are expensive to transport, take up a lot of space in landfills, are hard to compact, and can get caught in incinerator processing equipment. All of these factors result in higher disposal costs. So, recycling or reuse only makes sense.Most mattress components are recyclable after simple disassembly and can be used in the manufacturing of a variety of new products:Box Springs & Steel Inner-Springs (48%)These materials are often already made from recycled scrap steel. Once the mattress is disassembled, the steel wire can again be recycled and made into new steel.Mattress Foam (28%)Polyurethane foam used in mattresses can be ground up, mixed with binders and formed into the foam padding used underneath wall- to-wall carpets and in other cushioning applications.Box Spring Foundation Wood (5%)After the box-spring is disassembled, the wood can be chipped and used as animal bedding, mulch or biomass fuel.Fabrics & Fibers (14%)A variety of fiber types can be found in recycled mattresses.
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And don't put them in your garbage. They contain potentially dangerous chemicals. There is a proper way to dispose of hazardous materials. These kinds of waste need special treatment and should be disposed of responsibly to help protect children's health, wildlife and watersheds. Household hazardous waste is accepted year-round at Metro's two transfer stations. There is a $5 fee to dispose of an average load of household hazardous waste of up to 35 gallons. Metro Central Station – 6161 NW 61st, Portland Metro South Station – 2001 Washington St., Oregon City Metro holds free household hazardous waste collection events throughout the metro area during spring, summer and fall. Metro and Catalog Choice offer a free online service to help stop the waste of unwanted phone books, catalogs and mail. Packaging like plastic film, block Styrofoam and packing peanuts cannot be recycled at the curb, but you can take it to convenient drop off locations in Portland.
Other plastics such as party platters, and rigid plastics including "clamshells," CDs, VHS tapes, Tupperware, Rubbermaid, and other reusable dishware are collected for recycling if markets are available. You can use Metro’s Find a Recycler tool to find depots for these items. Where to Take Hazardous Waste See Metro’s Guide to Hazardous Waste for more information about hazardous materials. Medical syringes or other medical “sharps” should never be put into your garbage or recycling containers. It is dangerous for the workers who handle your trash and recyclable materials, and in Oregon, it’s also against the law. Enroll in Metro’s sharps disposal and container exchange program at any hazardous waste facility for just $5 per container, and get a new sharps container at no cost each time you bring a full one back for disposal. A hazardous waste disposal fee of $5 for up to 35 gallons also applies. Most medications should not be disposed in the garbage or flushed down the toilet.
Many local police stations offer secure drop-off locations for properly disposing medicine. You can also participate in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days. View the Federal Guidelines for disposing medicine (PDF) for more information. Safe disposal of thousands of tons of VCRs, computers, fax machines and other types of electronic equipment is a major environmental concern. All electronic components contain hazardous or toxic materials – especially lead and mercury. The products are safe to use, but cause environmental problems when thrown in a landfill. Computers, monitors and TVs are not allowed in curbside garbage and cannot be disposed of at landfills or incinerators. They must be recycled through Oregon E-Cycles. Oregon E-Cycles is a free electronics recycling program for old computers, monitors and TVs you no longer need or want. This includes laptops and tablets. The program now accepts your computer “peripherals” – keyboards and mice – as well as desktop printers.