11 Things You Really Should Stop Recycling
Posted by The Cobb Group on
If you’re like me, you try to recycle everything that you can. I love when my recycle bin is more full than my garbage bin. Sometimes I’m not really sure if it meets the recycling criteria, but I think to myself that I’d rather send it and try. I didn’t know until I read an article that I could be contaminating my entire bin.
It turns out that non-qualifying pieces can cause the machines to clog, slow operations, and/or create unsafe work conditions. These are the 11 items:
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Plastic bags
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Pizza boxes if they have food stains or grease on them
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Gift wrap
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Small metal bits
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Receipts
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Food residue
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Broken crockery
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Diapers
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Shredded Paper
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Coffee cups (ex: Dunkin Donuts or…
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