Would YOU Be a Guessing Game Winner?
June 2, 2023
This year at the NRRA Annual Recycling Conference we all had a bit of “Guessing” fun!
NRRA reached out to members and vendors to supply samples or photos of the following:
#2 HDPE Natural Bale Picture from BCEP in Pittsfield NH
Polystyrene Ingot (brick) from Gilford NH Solid Waste Center
Plastic Film Bale Picture from Littleton NH Transfer Station
Mini- Aluminum Can Bale from Harding Metals in Northwood NH
Try your hand at guessing, then scroll down to find the answers!
Guess the market value of a horizontal #2 HDPE Natural Bale
Guess the number of bags to make the Expanded Polystyrene (#6 EPS) Ingot
Guess the weight of the vertical Film Bale
Guess the number of Aluminum Cans in a mini-bale
READY FOR THE ANSWERS?
Our Conference winners each won $50 for their correct answer!
The #2 HDPE Natural Bale was valued at $800.00 (1,180 lbs. x $0.685 per pound).
Lowest Guess $48.00
Highest Guess $950.00
Winning Guess: $814.20
WINNER: John Edgerly of BCEP
The number of bags of styrofoam it takes to make an expanded polystyrene (#6 EPS) ingot is 19 bags!
Lowest Guess: 4 bags
Highest Guess: 32,500 bags
Winning Guess: 20 bags
WINNER: John Trombetta of New Durham
The weight of the vertical plastic film bale was 1,200 pounds.
Lowest Guess: 50 lbs.
Highest Guess: 2,450 lbs.
Winning Guess: 1,200 lbs.
WINNER: John Edgerly of BCEP (he won twice...nice!)
The number of aluminum cans in a mini bale of aluminum is 4,192 cans (32 cans to a pound x 131 pounds).
Lowest Guess: 250 cans
Highest Guess: 13,500 cans
Winning Guess: 4,027 cans
WINNER: Tim Cole of Lyme, NH
The conference attendees have spoken: “That was a fun game, would like to see it next year!” So we will bring back some new, FUN games again next year!