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Perfect Your Recycling Habits or 'How you can do better and keep stuff out of landfills'. Properly preparing your recyclable materials is a critical part of the recycling process. By providing clean, contaminant-free materials, you are making the manufacturer’s job easier and ensuring your recyclables find a new purpose.
· Empty All Containers: Ensure all bottles, cans, and containers are emptied. Caps, lids and labels can stay on, but do remove all nozzles.
· Break Down and Flatten Cardboard: All corrugated cardboard should be broken down and flattened to save space.
· Secure Containers: Keep your recyclables contained by securing the lid on your recycling bin. This prevents paper from escaping and causing litter.
· Timely Disposal: Remember to put your recyclables out on the curb by 7:00 A.M. on your scheduled recycling day.
· Exclude Plastic Bags and Film: Keep these out of recycling carts and bins as they can clog the machinery used in recycling facilities.
· Cleanliness Matters: Containers don’t need to be spotless, just ensure most residues are scraped out or emptied.
· Handle Aerosol Cans Carefully: Fully empty all aerosol cans before recycling.
· Space Conservation: If possible, squash bottles and cans to save space in recycling bins, carts, and bags, but don’t flatten them too much as our sorting system may mistake them for paper!
· Ensure Paper Products are Clean and Dry: If food is spilled on a magazine or grease stains a pizza box, put those items into the trash.
· Do Not Mix: Trash or other non-recyclable items should not be mixed into your recycling.
· Extra Recyclables: If you run out of room, place additional recyclables in a cardboard box next to your recycling container on your recycling day. Alternatively, you can contact your local municipality to request additional containers.
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