How to recycle?

Question

I have a recycling bin but what do I throw into it?

I know that you can put

-plastic containers/bottles

-aluminum cans

-and...

am I missing anything?

Answer 1

We got a recycle bin when we moved 7 months ago.  My 10 yr old daughter decided she was going to save the world.  

I bought a smaller trash can to go next to our large trash can.  I use the grocery bags to put in the smaller can.  I put everything that is not waste.  Paper, glass, plastic containers, can good cans, plastic zip lock bags, foil...everything except food.  I make sure that I rinse the stuff out or off because the recycle truck only comes once a week.  I do not put soda cans in there as I have another trash can that I put those in in the garage to take in for cash.  Good luck and congrats on wanting to recycle!  It is amazing how much you can recycle!

Answer 2

well there is a big list of things that u can recycle...................

plastic n plasctic containers like that of milk, soap,chips etc

grocery sacks , packaging n produce bags

other plastic items such as toys , hangers , cans ,rain ponches

glass , steel , aluminium n foil

aseptic packaging ...which includes boxes used 4 packing liqiids ( TETRA PACKS)

paper products which can include....newspapers, cardboards,office paper

old refrigeratore,heat pumpps , rechargable batteries,computer printers ect

Answer 3

Paper?

Don't they usually have separate recycling bins for these separate things?

Answer 4

paper cardboard

Answer 5

I depends on your city.  You'll need to go online or call the city recycling center and see what they will and won't take.  Our city allows us to put almost anything in our recycling bins, but they won't take styrofoam, even though it has the little recycling mark on it.  I've also heard that cardboard in the form of milk/juice cartons is not really recyclable in a practical way because of the chemicals in it.  I kept finding styrofoam containers on the ground after recycling day pickup, because the guys just throw the unwanted stuff down.  

I put in:  glass, plastic, most paper and cardboard, metal cans (like vegetable cans).  I take aluminum cans to a separate recycling facility to get cash for them, though the city will take them for sure, since that is what provides alot of the funds for the recycling programs in most cities.  Check the bottoms of plastic containers for the little recycling triangle, and usually if it has one, you can put it in the bin.  However, I did live in one city that only took numbers 1-5 or something like that--instead of all the numbers.

Here are some things you can probably put in your bins you might not otherwise think of:

sugar or flour bags (paper)

junk mail, coupon trimmings, scrap paper

cardboard backing from any kind of packaging

sometimes the plastic form from around products in their packaging (my daughter's hair straightener package had a recycling mark on it)

plastic plant pots you'd get plants in from garden centers

plastic rings from around soda or beer can 6-packs

boxes from any kind of boxed food for the most part (cereal, macaroni and cheese, and so on)

Answer 6

paper.. like the newspaper

Answer 7

Here's a great site that tells you about all of the different types of things you can recycle:

http://www.greenstudentu.com/recycling.a...

Answer 8

I live in Newark and believe you can also put things like yogurt pots/lids, margarine tubs and kitchen foil boxes/tubes etc into the recycle bin but not envelopes with glue or windows on them or microwave meal containers.

Answer 9

hmmm.... no i think thats everything

Answer 10

paper

Answer 11

papers! cardboard's!.................