The truth is that there are many materials that can be recycled, but the most common items for recycling are paper, plastic, glass, and metal.
Unfortunately, plastics are problematic when it comes to recycling since not all types are suitable for the recycling process. But the other three are almost 100 percent recyclable.
Topics: junk recycling, metal recycling, residential trash, paper recycling, plastic recycling, glass recycling
Recycling paper and paperboard waste and debris should be easy since they are almost endlessly recyclable materials. But it doesn't happen often enough.
Paper recycling—the process of converting old paper products into new paper—is one of the most successful forms of recycling in the world. Almost 70 percent of paper used in the United States winds up at a recycling plant and is remade in paper mills.
Topics: recycle cardboard, paper recycling, cardboard recycling, paperboard recycling, recycling paper
All those leaves, grass, and other trimmings are completely organic and biodegradable, right? Yes, but they still don't belong in landfills. Here's why.
Despite what might seem an intuitive assumption about organic yard waste material - or even food waste - organic waste can be quite harmful to the environment.
Topics: Yard Waste Removal, yard waste, yard waste disposal, paper recycling, organic waste, food waste
Recycling paper is a decades-old practice in this country. But it has fallen on hard times lately.
Part of the problem is that the United States is finding that all the millions of tons of waste paper we produce every year, Thanks in large part to a decision by China.
Topics: Recycling, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, paper recycling, recycling facilities, paperboard recycling
While it is certainly safe to recycle your used cardboard, your cardboard waste may not be safe!
Most people have heard about thieves stealing copper and other metals to sell as scrap. Even catalytic converters are prime targets for metal thieves. But stealing cardboard? Seriously?
Topics: Recycling, recycle cardboard, paper recycling, cardboard recycling, paperboard recycling
There is recycling and then there is REAL recycling. And the kings of recycling are metals, glass, and paper.
While we all probably know these as three of the most commonly recycled materials, not many realize how completely recyclable they are.
Topics: junk recycling, metal recycling, paper recycling, recycling facilities, glass recycling
There are a variety of things we dispose of that can be recycled. Some are more common than others such as metals and paper waste. Oh - and waste concrete!
The downside is that so much of these materials never make it to recycling facilities and end up in our landfills instead. And that's a losing proposition.
Topics: junk recycling, metal recycling, paper recycling, recycling facilities, waste concrete recycling
Almost everything we buy comes in some kind of cardboard package. And all that means quite a bit of cardboard recycling that has to be done.
The problem is that we often think it's just a simple matter of throwing boxes and packages in our paper recycling bin. But there's more to it than that.
Topics: residential trash, checklist, recycle cardboard, paper recycling, cardboard recycling
The state of recycling in general is in turmoil right now, especially for plastic. But what about paper recycling? Is that still a viable option?
Individually and collectively, Americans go through huge amounts of paper of every type. Ever wonder what happens to it all after we toss it out?
Topics: Landfills, trash hauling, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, recycle cardboard, paper recycling
For most of us, recycling is just throwing our recyclables into the right containers. But what about large amounts of junk like empty boxes? Do you know how to recycle cardboard properly?
As we’ve noted in other posts, there are multiple items that can be recycled. In addition to the most common materials - paper, glass, metals and plastics - there are also many furniture items and appliances that can be recycled, not to mention lawn care equipment.
Topics: Recycling, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, household waste, recycle cardboard, paper recycling