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Household recyclable trash comes in several basic categories, Paper and Cardboard, Plastic, Glass, Metal, Electronics, and Automotive, which are broken down into sub categories. There is an alternative to segregating your recyclables yourself, it’s called COMMINGLING. With commingling, most recyclable items are put in a single container(s) without sorting.
When sorting and saving Paper and Cardboard, newspapers and corrugated cardboard should be stored by themselves. Newspaper inserts, glossy printed flyers, magazines, phone books, old letters, and the like should be saved together, staples in paper are OK but plastic wrap and rubber bands should be removed. Lastly, plastic-lined paper drink cartons should be should be saved separately too.
To keep plastics out of landfills, effort should be made to choose products that are most suitable for reuse. Efforts should be made to recycle all plastic waste because it does not break down in landfills. Plastic recycling is done by numbers. Understanding the differences between types of plastic will help you make better decisions in choosing and recycling plastics. For a more comprehensive breakdown of plastics, follow this link, http://eartheasy.com/blog/2012/05/plastics-by-the-numbers/.
When storing glass for recycling, store sheet glass, mirrors, and pyrex separately from bottles. Paper labels can be left on glass. CFLs (compact fluorescent light bulbs) should be separated as well.
When segregating metals for recycling, there are 4 basic categories, food cans, aluminum (including foil), paint & aerosol cans and copper (and its alloys). Paint and aerosol cans are recyclable but they are also considered hazardous waste and need to be kept separate with their labels and their lids. Recyclers need to know the former contents.
Electronic items such as computers, printers, TVs should be recycled. If you have a working computer, consider donating it to the National Cristina Foundation, which provides computer technology to people with disabilities, students at risk, and economically disadvantaged persons. Local governments also offer electronic recycling services. Check online when and where there is a drop off.
Automotive recycling includes a variety of manufactured parts and fluids and are dealt with separately from the rest of your trash. Tires, parts and fluids have drop off points. Motor oil and hydraulic fluids (brake and power steering for example) should be in a non-glass container with the lid screwed on tight and a label that clearly states what it is.
To make the most of recycling, we must choose products with recycled content and packaging. It is for our children’s benefits.
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