Tag: recycle
The aluminum can recycling rate has risen in the past decade which means that America sees the aluminum can as a more obvious item to recycle. States with container deposit laws contribute to these high recycling figures, as well.
Aerosol cans contain substances that are kept under pressure and are released as a fine spray when a button is pressed.
Glass jars or bottles may have either plastic or glass lids on them, which may lead to some confusion when throwing these into your recycling bin. Should they be removed? Are they, themselves, recyclable? Will leaving them on contaminate the whole load of recycling?
Wax Paper, or waxed paper, is just that…a single layer of paper coated with a thin layer of wax. It has many uses in the kitchen as a moisture resistant wrapping for food to keep it from getting soggy, among other uses. After using it, however, what should be done with it?
Hangers in some fashion or design, are in every household across the United States and probably much of the world.
What should be done with hangers when we no longer need or want them? Depending on the type of material from which they are made, there are a few options for you.
Glass is one of the few materials in the world that is perpetually recyclable. The same glass can be broken down and reused over and over again — theoretically, a million times over.
In 2018, the amount of batteries sold by Energizer alone topped $1.6 billion. With the introduction of handheld electronic devices, people are using more and more household batteries than ever before.
In an age of plenty, what do you get someone for a birthday or Christmas? A gift card, of course. But what are they made of? What do I do with them after I use them?
Second only to Lay’s with Ruffles nipping at its heals, Pringles’ 2017 sales hit a whopping $549.7 million according to statista.com.
According to mentalfloss.com, Pringles, which have been around for about 4 decades, are sold in over 140 countries and don’t show any signs of slowing down in popularity or sales.
Photographs are printed on paper that is treated with a thin layer of a light-sensitive chemical formula.
The chemical that is added to the paper essentially plasticizes it and adds enough chemicals that the paper is left without the conventional fibers needed for the paper to be recyclable.