OVERVIEW OF RECYCLING IN CURBSIDE BINS
We have come to the end of our Conquering Curbside Recycling Challenge but not the end of our recycling journey.
Below is a recap of the most important tips from these ten lessons.
- There are many steps to recycling after your bin is picked up.
- Recycling success depends on low contamination and access to end markets.
- Always check with your local authority.
- Finding your local recycling rules and getting familiar helps you know ahead of time what you can and can’t put in your curbside recycling bin.
- Many recycling labels don’t help determine if an item can be recycled or not. But keep an eye out for the advanced recycling labels in your local supermarket.
- Stick to putting mostly packaging in your curbside bin unless your local authority requests otherwise. That will help keep contamination low.
- Don’t be afraid to leave something out if you are concerned it cannot be recycled.
- Keep food and liquids out, and rinse your recyclables.
TASK
I genuinely hope that you have found this helpful and informative. Please tell me what you thought of this challenge.
Let’s conquer recycling together.
You can jump to any of the other lessons below:
- Conquer Curbside Recycling Challenge Page
- Lesson 1 – WHAT IS RECYCLING AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT
- Lesson 2 – FINDING YOUR RECYCLING RULES
- Lesson 3 – RECYCLING CODES AND SYMBOLS
- Lesson 4 – REDUCING CURBSIDE RECYCLING CONTAMINATION
- Lesson 5 – GETTING FAMILIAR WITH SOME COMMON RULES
- Lesson 6 – RECYCLING GLASS IN CURBSIDE BINS
- Lesson 7 – RECYCLING PAPER IN CURBSIDE BINS
- Lesson 8 – RECYCLING METAL IN CURBSIDE BINS
- Lesson 9 – RECYCLING PLASTIC IN CURBSIDE BINS
- Lesson 10 – RECYCLING CURBSIDE BINS OVERVIEW
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