Question
Is it permissible for me to avail myself of the recycling program in my city (New York)? By law I can redeem plastic water bottles for $5 each when I return them to the distributors who manufacture them. The return is via the agency of recycling centres/ machines. Is it permissible to deal in liquor bottles and bottles for the soft drink industry? Or should I trade in only water bottles?
Answer
You may sell only such bottles for recycling which will be used for only halaal purposes., e.g. bottling water, etc. The liquor and soft drink bottles are not permissible.
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- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 23 No 07
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- 12
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