I try to recycle. I'm better at that than I am with with organics, but it's a work in progress.
Something I just learned is that people buy the recycles. If something bad gets in there, it can contaminate the good stuff. So the people who purchase those recycles will either not buy them or pay a lot less. That extra money gets thrown on us to pay.
Knowing that, here's a list of things not to put in your recycle bin:
- Plastic bags
- Package ribbon
- Coat hangers
- Junk metal (auto parts, pots and pans, all metal but food and beverage cans)
- Paper towels and tissues
- Wire and electric cords
- Garden hoses and other hoses
- Batteries
- Large plastic junk (toys, garden tools)
- Styrofoam packaging, foam "peanuts"
- Old cassette and VHS tapes
- Pizza boxes (unless free of food and grease)...but it can go in with your organics
- Flimsy No. 1 food containers (if it says No. 1 but isn't a water bottle, it's trash).
You know why you can't recycle plastic bags and ribbon? You'd think you could because they're plastic but they shred and gets caught up in the equipment.
Happy recycling!
(Freep)