Tag: recycling
Single Stream recycling, also called "fully-comingled" or "single-sort", refers to a process where customers are able to place all of their clean recycling into the same container loose without having to sort or bag it.
Recycling doesn’t seem like it should be more for women than men, but more and more studies are showing that although many men do recycle, it is predominantly a practice for women.
If you or someone in your household has COVID-19, most commonly known as the coronavirus, are there any precautions you need to take when disposing of trash that has come in contact with the infected person? Not necessarily.
Much of the paper produced in the paper industry is recyclable, but wallpaper is not one of them.
Styrofoam is actually a genericized brand name for the actual material called polystyrene. Polystyrene containers do have a #6 recycle symbol in it, but very few recycling centers accept it.
Catalogs, insurance offers, magazines, coupon books, credit card offers…too much junk mail is getting delivered! What should be done with it?
As referenced in a previous blog titled, “Do You Have Recycling Bias?” the term “Recycling Bias” refers to the tendency of people to throw larger or full sheets of paper into the recycling bin while bits and scraps of paper went into the trash.
But how small is too small when it comes to 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?
The term “Recycling Bias” refers to the tendency of people to throw larger or full sheets of paper into the recycling bin while small pieces and scraps of paper went into the trash. The same was found to be true of crushed cans or plastic bottles. Empty but intact cans or bottles went into the recycling bin while their crushed or dented counterparts were destined for the landfill.
Christmas decorations account for over half of seasonal decorations sales at 58.9% of total industry revenue. With this many decorations sold, a percentage of these sales will certainly be for Christmas lights. What should be done with these strands of lights when they burn out?