02-17-2010, 03:57 PM
As I understand it there are tens (maybe hundreds) of thousands of these things just sitting and waiting for someone to buy them for cheap. I admit I have not pursued the subject for a while but they are not recycled into new containers. I did read a story recently where someone has developed a collapsable container that will allow more empty ones to be returned for new loads and cut down of ocean crossings (to the tune of like 10,000 a year).
I get where you are coming from to a point and I am willing to pursue your angle so I question whether it is cheaper to build the main structure from something that exist or from scratch from wood (or whatever). There is something attractive about taking existing structures, piecing them together and then just dealing with the interior spaces or layout. It's certain worthy of discussion.
-Blake
http://www.theboysgreatescape.blogspot.com/
I get where you are coming from to a point and I am willing to pursue your angle so I question whether it is cheaper to build the main structure from something that exist or from scratch from wood (or whatever). There is something attractive about taking existing structures, piecing them together and then just dealing with the interior spaces or layout. It's certain worthy of discussion.
-Blake
http://www.theboysgreatescape.blogspot.com/