Are train tickets recycleable?

radamfi · 5th October 2010, 21:23

(No, I don't mean giving to someone else to use!)

Light card can normally be recycled wherever paper is, but does the magnetic strip mean train tickets can't be recycled?

Peter Mugridge · 5th October 2010, 21:37

I don't think it is a barrier to recycling, but given that you will find literally thousands of used tickets for sale at most open days or other railway events with lots of sales stalls, there is clearly a thriving collectables market for them...

Matt Taylor · 6th October 2010, 00:06

Yes, SWT recycles all the tickets that are collected in the barriers.

scrapy · 6th October 2010, 00:40

The people of Hyde do their bit for the envronment. Train tickets to and from Newton for Hyde are definitely recycled. Passengers use the tickets and leave them in holes in the brickwork. Then other passengers pick them up and use them again, when they get back they leave them for the next passenger.

142094 · 6th October 2010, 19:32

Not entirely sure what the magnetic strip is made of but this shouldn't be a problem for recycling - will most likely get removed at the same stage as the ink and any other contaminants.

Lampshade · 6th October 2010, 19:58

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Originally Posted by scrapy

The people of Hyde do their bit for the envronment. Train tickets to and from Newton for Hyde are definitely recycled. Passengers use the tickets and leave them in holes in the brickwork. Then other passengers pick them up and use them again, when they get back they leave them for the next passenger.

Really?

moonrakerz · 6th October 2010, 21:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrapy

The people of Hyde do their bit for the envronment. Train tickets to and from Newton for Hyde are definitely recycled. Passengers use the tickets and leave them in holes in the brickwork. Then other passengers pick them up and use them again, when they get back they leave them for the next passenger.

Just like our local pay and display car park !

DaveNewcastle · 6th October 2010, 21:22

Yeah. There's generously and like-minded folks around here too.

When they get a parking ticket (for leaving their car somewhere that they shouldn't) they often leave the ticket on the roadside when they drive away so that somone else may pick it up.

ajax103 · 6th October 2010, 21:22

Yes they can be recycled, FCC encourages the recycling of tickets, paper etc...

DaveNewcastle · 6th October 2010, 21:26

But seriously, and whilst I have some criticisms of the broader aims and claims of product recycling (rather than prevention of the manufacture of unneccessary products), I'm struggling to see how mere railway tickets (with their very disperse distribution) could be a viable resource for a recycling procedure.
There is probably much more benefit to be gained by monetarising infrastructure materials and waste. Or even preserving the asset value of the infrastructure (which means more vigour in controlling cable theft).

ungreat · 6th October 2010, 23:10

Who really gives a care?

route:oxford · 7th October 2010, 09:12

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Originally Posted by moonrakerz

Just like our local pay and display car park !

I got fined for that.

Caught on CCTV accepting a ticket from a departing motorist.

"Ticket is not transferable"

£50 fine for having an invalid ticket in my windscreen, reduced to £25 for early settlement.

Never done that again.
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Originally Posted by DaveNewcastle

But seriously, and whilst I have some criticisms of the broader aims and claims of product recycling (rather than prevention of the manufacture of unneccessary products), I'm struggling to see how mere railway tickets (with their very disperse distribution) could be a viable resource for a recycling procedure.
There is probably much more benefit to be gained by monetarising infrastructure materials and waste. Or even preserving the asset value of the infrastructure (which means more vigour in controlling cable theft).

Well if a TOC is disposing of 1000s of retained tickets from their barriers every day, they'll have a choice.

Dispose of in recyclable waste bins at a lower rate with their waste management co.

Or

Dispose of in mixed-landfill waste bins at a premium rate with their waste management co.

klambert · 7th October 2010, 09:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrapy

The people of Hyde do their bit for the envronment. Train tickets to and from Newton for Hyde are definitely recycled. Passengers use the tickets and leave them in holes in the brickwork. Then other passengers pick them up and use them again, when they get back they leave them for the next passenger.

Its a great way of beating the system!

**Mojo** · 7th October 2010, 09:24

No problem composting them either (after shredding).

142094 · 7th October 2010, 12:34

Wonder what the ink is made out of, some inks can be plant-based and others a bit more harmful.

5th October 2010, 21:23	#1
radamfi Established Member Join Date: 29 Oct 2009 Posts: 2,402	Are train tickets recycleable? (No, I don't mean giving to someone else to use!) Light card can normally be recycled wherever paper is, but does the magnetic strip mean train tickets can't be recycled?

6th October 2010, 00:06	#3
Matt Taylor Established Member Join Date: 31 Aug 2008 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 1,451	Yes, SWT recycles all the tickets that are collected in the barriers. __________________ Last cop: 220020 1M46 BCU-SOU 09/03/13 http://twitter.com/#!/Suburban_Guard

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ajax103 Established Member Join Date: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 4,277	Yes they can be recycled, FCC encourages the recycling of tickets, paper etc... __________________ Platform Dispatcher of the Year 2008 \| Honorary Saltley Man \| Birdsong Radio - A peaceful Dawn Chorus broadcast live over the internet

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Mojo Muffin head Administrator Join Date: 7 Aug 2005 Location: London W12 Posts: 11,522	No problem composting them either (after shredding). __________________ "Could you provide a sauce please?"

5th October 2010, 21:37	#2
Peter Mugridge Established Member Join Date: 8 Apr 2010 Location: Epsom Posts: 3,519	I don't think it is a barrier to recycling, but given that you will find literally thousands of used tickets for sale at most open days or other railway events with lots of sales stalls, there is clearly a thriving collectables market for them...

6th October 2010, 00:40	#4
scrapy Member Join Date: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 322	The people of Hyde do their bit for the envronment. Train tickets to and from Newton for Hyde are definitely recycled. Passengers use the tickets and leave them in holes in the brickwork. Then other passengers pick them up and use them again, when they get back they leave them for the next passenger.

6th October 2010, 19:32	#5
142094 142 aficionado Established Member Join Date: 7 Nov 2009 Location: Newcastle Posts: 7,721	Not entirely sure what the magnetic strip is made of but this shouldn't be a problem for recycling - will most likely get removed at the same stage as the ink and any other contaminants.

6th October 2010, 21:22	#8
DaveNewcastle admiring the bridges Fares Advisor Join Date: 21 Dec 2007 Location: Newcastle (unless I'm out) Posts: 4,698	Yeah. There's generously and like-minded folks around here too. When they get a parking ticket (for leaving their car somewhere that they shouldn't) they often leave the ticket on the roadside when they drive away so that somone else may pick it up.

6th October 2010, 21:26	#10
DaveNewcastle admiring the bridges Fares Advisor Join Date: 21 Dec 2007 Location: Newcastle (unless I'm out) Posts: 4,698	But seriously, and whilst I have some criticisms of the broader aims and claims of product recycling (rather than prevention of the manufacture of unneccessary products), I'm struggling to see how mere railway tickets (with their very disperse distribution) could be a viable resource for a recycling procedure. There is probably much more benefit to be gained by monetarising infrastructure materials and waste. Or even preserving the asset value of the infrastructure (which means more vigour in controlling cable theft).

6th October 2010, 23:10	#11
ungreat GN FCC Driver Member Join Date: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 505	Who really gives a care?

7th October 2010, 12:34	#15
142094 142 aficionado Established Member Join Date: 7 Nov 2009 Location: Newcastle Posts: 7,721	Wonder what the ink is made out of, some inks can be plant-based and others a bit more harmful.