What You Can Do to Improve the Recycling Rate
Check out the the ways you can recycle right:
- Check with your local recycling program to know what goes in your recycling bin.
- Keep recyclables clean and dry.
- Keep food and liquids out of the recycling bins.
- Place your recycling bin and trash bin together so it’s easy to recycle.
- Consider composting your food waste.
- Keep plastic bags and wraps out of your recycling bin.
- Empty and flatten cardboard boxes before you recycle them.
- Pizza boxes are recyclable; pizza is not!
- Spread the word about the benefits of recycling and recycling right.
- When in doubt, throw it out.
Access a printable version of this information: What You Can Do to Improve the Recycling Rate (pdf) .