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 Household Recycling

 

Recycling

Recycling is simply a matter of segregating items you would normally throw into the trash, placing them in a convenient container, and carrying them to your curb or nearest recycling center. Bins may be located in a pantry, under the sink, a corner, the basement, garage, carport, back porch, or anywhere that is convenient but out of the way. The care you take in separating these items will determine their value to the recycler. Dirty, contaminated, or improperly mixed materials will lower their value, making your community's program less profitable and increasing the likelihood the materials will be sent to the landfill. Of course, this will eventually affect you in