But that list brought me to these specific, calculated, crowd-sourced questions. As a kid, I was always taught to unscrew caps from bottles before they were recycled. On your website, it says lids are recyclable. Has that always been the case?
I think that is something that has evolved within the industry over time. Yes, the caps are recyclable. They are just a different kind of plastic.
Keep them on the bottle or keep them in your recycling loose. The food is a contaminant. It is more so today than, say, even two or three years ago. The market has gotten really, really fussy about any kind of contamination with the materials that are being collected.
If people leave a lot of food in a container, it gets crushed in the compactor truck and then that food will contaminate perfectly good paper that is in the truck. Can we rip off the top of the used pizza boxes to recycle? The paper plants do not want any food or grease, period.
Even if they get too wet, the fibers degrade. And if they get wet from the rain, will they still be collected? The paper becomes mushy, for lack of a better word, and it makes it difficult for the equipment to separate it. We still want people to put it out. Yes, it has been. In fact this whole summer it has been a problem. It has been absolutely incredible. It has created some issues from a processing standpoint. You can put them in a hard-sided container, in fact it could even be something like a detergent container with a top that you can screw on and put it in with the trash.
They still do some manual sorting at the recycling plants. Technically it can be recycled. One of the biggest problems is transporting it. No one can come up with a solution for transporting. Ever wondered why? Contamination makes paper and cardboard less valuable for recycling. Think clean, empty and dry. Rinse, scrape or wipe residue off of recyclables. Recyclables do not need to be spotless, but they do need to be empty. Spatulas are super handy for getting rid of sticky food like peanut butter and jams.
Use caution when disposing of broken fluorescent light bulbs Here's how to do it safely: epa. Leaf Collection and Recycling There are leaf collection drives in the spring and fall. Check back for details. If clothes aren't stained or ripped, they're worth donating. Even the ugly ones. The same goes for plastic-coated cardboard, the type used for ice cream cartons, frozen-dinner boxes, and heat-resistant cups.
Paper-towel rolls and egg cartons are OK; greasy pizza boxes are not — unless you toss the grease-soaked bottom in the trash. Clean aluminum foil, bottle caps, glass jars and their lids are fine, but leave out batteries and lightbulbs. Especially avoid anything that can be tied into a knot, like hoses, clothing, cords, and wires. Technically recyclable themselves, plastic bags are in fact a frequent nemesis of recycling plants.
Likewise, you should never use a plastic trash bag to contain your recycling. Residents without internet access can register in person at a Sanitation Convenience Center. Recycling stored in cardboard boxes and paper bags will likely, though not always, get picked up, but if it rains, those instantly become trash.
Inclement weather can affect items in plastic bins as well, so be sure to use a lid or wait until the last possible moment to take recycling to the curb. When you empty out your fridge on trash day, be mindful: One dirty yogurt tub can ruin an otherwise clean batch of recycling. However, you can rip them up as compost! Do recycle: All types of glass jars, tin, aluminum, and steel cans, empty and clean paint cans, disposable metal baking dishes and trays, empty aerosol cans, metal lids and bottle caps, crumpled and clean aluminum foil.
Pro tip: Reusing can be more effective than recycling, and used glass and metal jars can serve a variety of purposes—like drinking cups, change jars, and planters. Use your imagination and save your jars! There are several other common household items that are commonly mistaken as recyclable. This includes any food waste, any electronics like phones, tablets, and computers , garden hoses, and needles and syringes.
Please leave all of these things out of the recycling bin.
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