{"id":2994,"date":"2022-09-29T17:31:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T17:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/?p=2994"},"modified":"2022-10-06T23:08:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T23:08:56","slug":"what-can-you-recycle-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/what-can-you-recycle-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can You Recycle? Everything You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This may not come as a sur\u00adprise, but we have a huge waste prob\u00adlem in Amer\u00adi\u00adca that con\u00adtributes to seri\u00adous envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal issues and pol\u00adlutes our city streets. On an indi\u00advid\u00adual lev\u00adel, there are mul\u00adti\u00adple ways we can help<\/a>. Mak\u00ading a larg\u00ader effort to recy\u00adcle is a great place to start. In New York City alone, it\u2019s esti\u00admat\u00aded that only 44% of recy\u00adclables are col\u00adlect\u00aded, which means we can all do bet\u00adter. Recy\u00adcling helps reduce waste, con\u00adserve nat\u00adur\u00adal resources, save ener\u00adgy, and even cre\u00adate jobs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But with recy\u00adcling comes anoth\u00ader chal\u00adlenge; many peo\u00adple don\u2019t know how to recy\u00adcle or where to access recy\u00adcling resources in their areas. This guide will help demys\u00adti\u00adfy recy\u00adcling, mak\u00ading it easy to fig\u00adure out what to do with your trash. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Can I Recycle?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Recy\u00adcling takes mate\u00adri\u00adals that can be reprocessed to cre\u00adate new prod\u00aducts, reduc\u00ading waste and envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal impact. You can recy\u00adcle mixed paper, card\u00adboard, met\u00adal, glass, bev\u00ader\u00adage car\u00adtons, and rigid plastics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often, cities and neigh\u00adbor\u00adhoods have recy\u00adcling pro\u00adgrams you can par\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adpate in, mak\u00ading recy\u00adcling easy. There are also city\u00adwide pro\u00adgrams with mul\u00adti\u00adple drop-off points for hard-to-recy\u00adcle items (i.e., elec\u00adtron\u00adics, tex\u00adtiles, mat\u00adtress\u00ades, etc.). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recycling Arrows and Symbols<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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If a prod\u00aduct is recy\u00adclable it should have recy\u00adcling arrows imprint\u00aded on the pack\u00adag\u00ading to indi\u00adcate that. All plas\u00adtic con\u00adtain\u00aders con\u00adtain a resin iden\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtion code<\/a> (RIC) that tells you how well a prod\u00aduct can be recy\u00adcled. Plas\u00adtics 1 and 2 can be recy\u00adcled almost any\u00adwhere, RICs with the num\u00adbers 3, 6, and 7 are not typ\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly recy\u00adclable, and Plas\u00adtics 4 and 5 are some\u00adtimes accept\u00aded, so check with your local gov\u00adern\u00adment or waste man\u00adage\u00adment cen\u00adter for the offi\u00adcial ruling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recycling Guide<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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While the below guide pro\u00advides gen\u00ader\u00adal best prac\u00adtices for recy\u00adcling, make sure to check with your local gov\u00adern\u00adment<\/a> for spe\u00adcif\u00adic rules. Some munic\u00adi\u00adpal\u00adi\u00adties will pro\u00advide you with spe\u00adcif\u00adic bins for your recy\u00adclables either in your home or at a com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty drop-off point. Oth\u00ader\u00adwise, you can sim\u00adply bun\u00addle your recy\u00adclables in clear, un-tint\u00aded bags. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you use bins or label your own bags, you should group items in the fol\u00adlow\u00ading categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plas\u00adtic & Metal<\/strong><\/td>Paper <\/strong><\/td>Com\u00adpost<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Aerosol cans (must be com\u00adplete\u00adly emp\u00adty),
Alu\u00adminum foil
Bev\u00ader\u00adage car\u00adtons
Cans
Glass bot\u00adtles and jars
Hard plas\u00adtic toys (with bat\u00adter\u00adies removed)
Juice box\u00ades
Met\u00adal uten\u00adsils
Met\u00adal caps
Plas\u00adtic bot\u00adtles (with caps and labels)
Plas\u00adtic hang\u00aders, Plas\u00adtic sil\u00adver\u00adware
Plas\u00adtic and screw top wine corks
Rigid plas\u00adtic pack\u00adag\u00ading
Wire Hang\u00aders<\/td>		Card\u00adboard box\u00ades (mov\u00ading box\u00ades, food box\u00ades, shoe box\u00ades, etc.)
Cat\u00ada\u00adlogs
Envelopes
Mag\u00ada\u00adzines
News\u00adpa\u00adpers
Paper Bags
Paper\u00adboard
Egg car\u00adtons
Phone books<\/td>		Bread, cere\u00adal, pas\u00adta, and rice
Cof\u00adfee grounds and fil\u00adters
Dried and cut flow\u00aders
Egg shells
Fruit peels, seeds, and pits
House plants
Pot\u00adting soil
Tea bags (with\u00adout sta\u00adples) Veg\u00adetable scraps
Nat\u00adur\u00adal wine corks<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tips for Recycling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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To make your recy\u00adcling efforts effec\u00adtive, always stick to the fol\u00adlow\u00ading tips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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