A Recycling Expert Shares 7 Takeout Containers That Don't Belong in the Blue Bin
These seven everyday items seem like safe bets for the blue bin. They're not, and tossing them in only bogs down the system.
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Recycling is a habit you should feel good about, but good intentions only go so far. The blue bin has become a catch-all for anything that seems recyclable, a well-meaning impulse that often creates real headaches for the facilities trying to sort and process it all. Seven items in particular are consistent contamination offenders, and the frustrating part is that most people tossing them in have no idea they're causing problems for the processing plant.
Jeremy Walters is a sustainability ambassador for Republic Services, one of the nation's largest recycling companies, and he's seen the effects of wish-cycling firsthand. Walters walked me through the most common mistakes people make when recycling food-service packaging, bags and containers at home -- and what to do...
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