Pool liners are not recyclable and must be disposed of in a landfill. Pool covers, liners, lockable safety covers, and some pool liners are often vinyl composites. Vinyl is highly sought after by recyclers and typically recyclable in most areas. You should be able to place it outside for curbside pickup, but if it's too bulky, you may need to take it to a recycling center.
Vinyl pool liners and automatic pool covers or solid safety covers made of reinforced vinyl. Pieces of vinyl can be used to cover a pile of wood, but if there is no other use for it, you can recycle it, roll it up and put it in your big blue can, or take it to your local recycling facility. Vinyl is a highly sought after material by recyclers and can be reused in dozens of products. The current guidance from the Waste Authority states that pool liners are not recyclable and should be disposed of with normal waste.
Of the Nearly 5 Million Vinyl Pools in the U.S. UU. In today's backyards, Grover estimates that around half a million are replaced each year, which means half a million old ocean liners end up in landfills. I built a very large three-level fountain.
At Home Depot they sell these beautiful decorative blocks, mine are pink. My liner was actually a shower tray liner, but you could use a pool liner. I would put a layer of decorative blocks in a large circle. Inside the circle you can add sand to keep the weeds out, then a layer of plastic to keep the bottom of the fountain soft and free of weeds.
Then I added another layer of decorative stones, staggering them. Next, take your eyeliner and place it inside your circle, smoothing it as best you can. At this point, you can start adding a little water just to help the plastic liner flow into place. I put the guts of my fountain in a masonry block in the center of the pool, added underwater lighting, worked the power lines on the decorative stones.
Most recycle collection companies will allow you to leave the pool right next door or in your recycle bin. You can also list used but functional pool equipment for sale on websites such as craigslist or ebay, or find your own replacement pool equipment at a low cost. It's going to be a bit of a learning process to find out what it takes for people to bring us their liners. Amid increasing pressure on many industries to address their environmental impacts, the swimming pool and spa sector is expanding its role in a more sustainable future.
Depending on your local recycling facility, you may be able to place vinyl pool liners in your recycle bin to pick them up, while in other areas, you may be asked to drive to a facility that carries that type of plastic material for recycling. If you get rid of your pool or inflatable toys simply because you or your children have already outgrown them, consider donating them or giving them to a friend or neighbor. Inflatable pools are quite easy to fix and can last for a long time if properly cared for. Pool owners may find that they have overpurchased some of the chemicals needed to manage a pool and feel nervous about storing them past expiration dates.
If you get rid of your inflatable pool due to a tear or tear in the material, I would reconsider. Even though I couldn't find a place nearby that would accept my old inflatable pool, I did find a place a couple of hours away by car. Don't accumulate old pool chemicals, it's best to add them to the pool if possible, but if you've changed the disinfectant or somehow have more pool chemicals than you'll need, most landfills will have the ability to accept your pool chemicals. Eco-Depot (the home hazardous waste collection program) items are pool chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, solvents, inlet cleaners, propane tanks, and automotive fluids.
Most plastics are not highly recyclable, resin furniture or pool parts may not be recyclable, but they would be reduced to more rapidly degradable forms and buried in landfills. Stainless steel filter tanks and copper pool heater heat exchangers have some value for scrap metal deposits. .
