Today is the 50th anniversary of the very first EARTH DAY celebration!
I live in Bloomington, so I have the privilege of using a nice big blue topped roller cart for all my recycling needs, but my husband and I are constantly at odds over what is allowed into the cart to be recycled. Here are some easy to remember phrases that I will be repeating during our next “discussion”.
7 easy recycling rules found on the Ecology Action Center website:
Do not contaminate other recycling materials with food particles and liquids.
This can damage containers and make them unfit to be recycled.
This can damage containers and make them unfit to be recycled.
Only put loose items into recycling. The recycling facility does not have time to untie bags, so they will be sent to the landfill.
Waxy paper cups and shiny or sparkly gift bags are examples of coated paper.
If they have been treated or coated, they cannot be recycled.
Oil and water don’t mix; when the grease from your recyclables transfers to other paper goods, it can spoil the batch of mulch at the paper mill. Parts soiled by grease should be cut out of paper materials. Toss only clean cardboard into recycling.
Tanglers are items that can get stuck in the equipment at a recycling facility.
Don’t recycle ropes, strapping, zip-ties, hoses, wires, chains, cords.
Don’t recycle ropes, strapping, zip-ties, hoses, wires, chains, cords.
Certain items can be dangerous when mixed with recycling: batteries, light bulbs, medications and lighter fluids are examples of unsafe items.
Do not add to the financial and environmental cost of trucking garbage from recycling facilities to landfills.
The EAC is doing a log of live online events in celebration of Earth Day, so click HERE to learn more!
4/22/20
