Washing Containers Before Recycling

This article i read might prove us wrong in thinking that reusable bottles are a better option than disposable ones.

Washing containers before recycling. Instead of simply throwing out your old laundry detergent bottles all you have to do is clean them and put them in the recycling bin. City recycling instructs you to put clean containers in the recycle bins. But i ve become increasingly frustrated trying to get certain pet food cans yogurt containers and margarine containers. If there s no way to wash the mess out i always pause before throwing the container out.

Since recyclables are all mixed together the materials like pasta jars or yogurt containers need to be free of any food residue a spokesperson from the trash and recycling company waste management tells me. They cited an excerpt from. Washing containers before recycling might be a good idea for you but for some it is not. Every time i have a dirty container to recycle i make sure to thoroughly wash out all the stains grease and whatever mess may be sticking to the container s insides.

If you ve dedicated yourself to recycling i truly applaud your effort. This is also the same with the debate whether it is much better to use reusable or disposable cups or bottles. Plastic bottles including laundry detergent bottles are some of the least recycled containers on the market today. These materials are all used to make new products and packaging and the quality of our recyclable materials.

By way of example ask yourself and your friends how much time you spend rinsing out tins yoghurt pots and other food containers before throwing them in the recycling. Recycling is one of the easiest things you can do for the environment. You have to wash your recyclables sometimes.