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NO DECORATIONS OR DONATIONS
As spring starts, decorations and donations can create a create a huge problem at recycling sorting facilities.
Items like garden hoses, garlands, and light strings get caught in the machinery and can take hours of hazardous work to fix.
Items like gently used clothes and shoes can't be recycled with regular curbside recycling, will be counted as 'Contamination' at the sorting facility, and will end up in the landfill.
What is Contamination?
'Contamination' - anything in the recycling stream that doesn't belong there - is still a huge barrier to recycling programs and can dramatically increase the cost of recycling for your community.
How does Contamination hurt recycling?
Items like clothing, shoes, and broken toys slow the whole process down.
Items like hoses, cords, batteries, and propane tanks, can actually damage machinery or start a fire.
Food waste and liquids can ruin the value of recyclables like paper, cardboard and metals.
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HDPE
High density polyethylene plastic (HDPE) is a highly durable, desirable plastic for recycling.
It’s used for bulky items like milk jugs and laundry detergent containers and can be recycled into flower pots, shampoo bottles and even recycling bins.
As always, recyclables should be empty, clean and dry when they go into the bin. Liquids left in plastic like HDPE can ruin the value of other recyclables like paper, cardboard and metals.
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