Common Recycling Mistakes
Recycling isn’t always as simple as it may seem at first glance. When you dig a bit deeper in to being more eco-friendly, it can actually be a bit confusing. Is all plastic recyclable? Do you need to take off the lids on glass bottles? Can wrapping paper be recycled with the cardboard? These are all questions I've asked myself and tried to find answers for over the years. So, incase like me, you’re not 100% clear on what can and can’t be recycled, here are a few common mistakes people make when it comes to recycling. cardboard become un-recyclable. For Plastic Caps example, if you have a greasy pizza Yes, plastic caps on bottles can be box, tear out the greasy part and recycled. However, make sure you take recycle the clean part. Also, if you off the plastic caps from glass bottles and add them to your plastic recycling receive a card that has glitter on it, this bag. They CANNOT be recycled if they also can’t be recycled so this will need to go straight in to the bin. are still on the glass bottles. Also, make sure you take off the lids and add them Glossy Paper to your recycling separately as some Contrary to common recycling centres won’t take them still belief, magazines on the bottles. can actually be recycled! These can Coffee Cups go in the recycling Due to the thin layer with your newspapers. inside the coffee cups that make them Wrapping Paper waterproof, means they Even though wrapping cannot be recycled. paper is made mainly from paper, it is Switch to re-useable cups NOT recyclable. Normally because it’s whenever you can to laminated with plastic, foil or other nonsave waste. paper materials. If it has sticky tape still on it, or glitter, that also means it can’t Dirty Cardboard be recycled and can disrupt the Dirty or greasy cardboard or paper can recycling process. actually make your entire bag of
