Chances are you recycled something today. Maybe it was a soda can or a cardboard box from an online purchase? Every time you choose to recycle, you are giving that item a second life to serve a new purpose and save natural resources. Now more than ever it’s important that only the right items, free from contamination, make their way into your recycling bin to help keep recycling, and our shared planet, sustainable.
Knowing the following three rules and putting them into practice during your recycling journey will help you recycle more efficiently. And it will help to ensure everything that makes it into your bin finds a second life.
- Recycle clean bottles, cans, paper and cardboard
- Keep food and liquid out of your recycling
- No loose plastic bas and no bagged recyclables
Waste Management has created the RECYCLE RIGHT microsite to help you become a recycling expert! Learn more at https://www.wm.com/us/en/recycle-right.