How to Recycle Effectively
- 1). Designate an area in your house where the recyclable materials will go. Be sure you have enough room in the area for at least three or four recycling containers.
- 2). Use trash cans, plastic bins or cardboard boxes to hold your recyclables. If your community has a curbside recycling program, it will probably provide you with recycling bins.
- 3). Label your recycling bins with each of the following: plastic, mixed-color paper, newspaper, cardboard, and aluminum and tin.
- 4). Consider placing small recycling containers in different rooms in the house if the recycling area is far away. The recyclables can be separated and recycled with the larger bins on a weekly basis.
- 5). Keep a small trash can or plastic bag handy in your kitchen for plastic grocery-store bags. These can be dropped off for recycling at your local grocery store.
- 6). Recycle all white office paper, mixed-color paper and newspaper. These may need to be separated by type depending on your community's recycling program.
- 7). Place all glass together. Be sure to leave out ceramic, mixed-colored and broken glass, mirrors, windows, Pyrex, light bulbs and glass tableware. These cannot be recycled
- 8). Put type 1 (PETE) and type 2 (HDPE) plastic containers in separate recycling bins.
- 9). Think about composting (allowing plant materials to decompose) your yard trimmings and kitchen waste instead of throwing them out. Compost is a great for the soil in you garden or for houseplants.
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Call 1 (800) CLEANUP for more information about recycling in your community.
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