Tangled Plastic Slows Recycling Efforts In the world of recycling, tanglers are anything that can be, you guessed it, tangled in the machines used to sort recyclables. With worldwide recycling contamination levels on the rise, it’s important that these tanglers are disposed [...]
Can I Recycle Cartons? Yes, most cartons that are found on the grocery store shelf or in the refrigerated section are recyclable. Relatively new to the recycling stream, cartons are an important addition to curbside recycling programs. Often called aseptic containers, these cartons are sanitized and sterilized before [...]
Medical Sharps and Needle Disposal When it comes to disposing of “sharps” we’ll get right to the point. Medical needles, syringes, lancets and auto injectors are all considered to be “sharps” and must be disposed of properly. When sharps are just loosely thrown into the garbage, they pose a potential risk [...]
Light Bulb Recycling and Disposal Imagine for a moment that it’s 1879. You take a few minutes to rest and read the newspaper. The room is dimly lit by a single candlestick or gas lantern. There is a story in the paper about a man named Thomas Edison who was working on [...]
Glass Recycling at Home A single lightning strike on a sandy beach creates glass in about one second. Once glass is created, by nature or humans, it never really goes away. It’s estimated that glass takes one million years to fully degrade in a landfill. When we recycle glass, we are not [...]
Is My Candy Wrapper Recyclable? Whether you crave sweet, sour or chocolate candies this Valentine’s Day, we all get that similar feeling when we reach into the bag and realize we’ve already eaten the last piece. Bummer. Without even realizing it, we’ve collected a pile of wrappers (or in some cases [...]
National Pizza Day – Pizza Box Recycling Typically, cardboard can be thrown in your recycling container and recycled many times, but pizza boxes are the exception. Greasy pizza boxes can ruin good cardboard. Water is used to make new cardboard. Grease from soiled paper products forms [...]
Your Guide to Cardboard Recycling and Types of Cardboard Everyone knows when it comes to kids, the best part of a gift isn’t the gift itself, but the cardboard box it came in. A simple box can be magically transformed into a drive-in movie car or a pop-up grocery store. If cardboard [...]
Recycling and The Big Game So you’ve splurged on the new big screen. The pizza is ordered. Dips are made. Drinks are cold. You are ready for your Big Game party. You spend your Sunday night eating, drinking and cheering on your favorite football team. Then, just like that, it’s over. Your last [...]
How Market Drives Recycling Permanent Markets are a Key to Successful Recycling Programs January 2019 If you have been following the news about recycling in the last year, you know that contamination in recycling loads is a growing concern nationwide. Recycling contamination is when non-recyclable items are placed in with [...]
