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In reply to the discussion: POLL QUESTION: Do you recycle? [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)12. Yeah... I was doing the same thing for the longest time.
Not long ago, the recycling/waste-management folks sent a flyer in the mail begging people to STOP putting plastic bags in the recycling (including grocery bags and garbage bags filled with aluminum/plastic).
Apparently, that was something that required more manual labor to remove from the single-stream and/or manually ripping open the bags so that they could be automatically sorted. They also explained that the plastic would get tangled in the belts/gears/sifters and it would bring everything to a stop while someone cleaned it out.
It bugs me that the WORST offending plastic (bags) can't be easily recycled... but I console myself in knowing that I'm helping in other areas.
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Not exactly "curb side" but my apt does have a separate dumpster for recycle...nt
Wounded Bear
Sep 2021
#2
I do but i no longer feel as good about it after hearing about how much ends up in the landfill
hlthe2b
Sep 2021
#7
Material Recovery Facilities will recover about 75% of what they take in
GregariousGroundhog
Sep 2021
#30
I take automotive, herbicide or pesticide containers etc to the hazardous waste facility
LeftInTX
Sep 2021
#18
I do, but they stopped taking plastics and they don't take glass, so I'm not left
Wingus Dingus
Sep 2021
#20
"I put the garbage out every 2 to 3 months." --- Just once a month for us, sometimes longer.
NurseJackie
Sep 2021
#25
We recycle glass,cardboard and paper (paper bag type paper) We do not recycle plastics...
Demsrule86
Sep 2021
#24