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I am looking for a way, to get rid of some mirrors.

They are as follows:

24" H 15-24" across (Top) 50-60" across (Bottom)

I'd kind of hate to have them fall into a landfill, that's where the past 3.5 tons went recently.

Suggestions?

The problems with the mirrors, can only be seen by microscope or in rare cases, the naked eye...

I have toyed with the idea of bringing them home and cutting them into "Normal" shapes, but thought maybe that some of you might have a better idea as to recycling...

Yes, my company has sent them away for recycling, but the company that took them last time, isin't all that eager to take another load right now.

I am in Vancouver, WA

Due to liability concerns, we cannot allow the general public on property, so I am willing to transport them to my home and have them picked up here.

Reply to
Gene
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eBay?

Are the edges seamed? Sealed?

Reply to
Moonraker

Hmmmm. Maybe you could figure out some sort of community project whereby the mirrors could be used to capture and intensify what little sunlight there is at many times of your year...

I recall reading about mirrors and their use to concentrate sunlight to the extent one can boil water and generate steam to run turbines, etc.

Reply to
Cal Dia

No, they are not seal or seamed.

Some have a strip of adhesive rubber, which can be shaved off with little effort.

The weight of them and of course the cost of packaging would outweigh the benefits of selling on ebay.

Reply to
Gene

eBay's buyers pay freight and packaging. sometimes they will pick up at your location. Hell, if I needed a lot of mirror "cheap", and you were within a few hours drive, I'd come get a pickup truck full. How much trouble is it to cut them into 12x12 or 18x18's and stack to 25 or 50 pounds? Delphi and lots of SG places ship sheet glass everyday, via UPS. I'd think you could do the same and make a few bucks.

Reply to
Moonraker

Well, like I responded to another, I work too many hours right now and couldn't swing it so easily..However, I see some other responses have yielded some possible alternatives.

Reply to
Gene

If you're looking to give them away, go to

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and get on a local freecycling list or two and post what you have available. I recently gave away a set of sliding glass doors and a washing machine and I've seen tons of interesting items find new owners.

Good Luck-- Laurie

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Reply to
lauriel

HI all,

Well, The rebuildng center won't take such..It would overwhelm them.

However, they turned me onto another recycling place. Plus, it looks like there's a better then good chance I'll be able to save them from going to the landfill with the help of private craftspeople.

Thanks to all. Thanks for helping me, do my part :)

Reply to
Gene

I think it was on this board someone a few days ago mentioned

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? It is basically a bunch of Yahoo groups organized by locality where folks give away "stuff" rather than dump it in the trash.

I had a box of glass scrap...about 45 lbs worth of it that I was gonna trash. Just for the heck of it, I offered it on some of the Atlanta area recycle groups, and my computer just LIT UP with emails from folks wanting it. I must have had 35 or 40 emails. I guess it was the mosaic/concrete bunch, eh?

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Moonraker

Wow! That's incrediable...I can't wait to let the mirrors go out here...I have to post to...I think about 10 of those groups. It'll be a bit of work to haul them home, but in the long run, I can feel good they're being used instead of laying 30' under some dirt, wasting away.

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Gene

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