Green Recycle Bag

sunni asked:


Our town provides a recycling bin, but not a good explanation for how to use it. All these years we had just had our recyclables mixed together in it. But I’ve seen on some shows that people separate out their recyclables. Is this necessary to do within the bin?
Then I’ve heard that you need to call your recycler to find out what kind of plastics they recycle. So I did and found out that they only recycle plastics #1 and #2. I hadn’t realized that I had been tossing plastic #5 into the bin as well. So what happens to those extra plastics? Do local recycling plants send the plastics they can’t process to a recycling plant that can? Or do they just toss it into a landfill anyway?
On “Living With Ed” they pointed out that if you keep the cap on a water bottle that you are recycling, they will toss the whole thing! Is this true?
I just feel there are a lot of hidden rules to recycling which will make it an exercise in futility for those who are earnest about it. Any tips?
How can they tell the difference between the plastics? Do they look underneath each item to find the number?

Luciano

??ShiningStar?? asked:


I live in orange county,ca
I want to recycle so I can get some money for charity.

Milo

GNALLSKI asked:


It would be nice to help the Earth by recycling cans, plastics, papers, etc.

Burton

pinkspot asked:


I’ve been using recycle bottles to refill drinking water. I’ve read somewhere that you cannot use the bottle after many times or recycling because of the chemicals in the bottle. So how many times exactly can i recycle it?

Edwardo

Sheri b— asked:


My little sister got on my windows XP (I think..or vista) computer and now all (ALL) the icons are missing and so is the sidebar. Any tips? I would try to go to the recycle bin and restore them, but that is missing.

Jamie