At this point, I assume glass and most paper/cardboard and aluminum products are recycled.
I also assume all the plastic I put in there is getting dumped. I’m at least doing what I can to recycle while trying my best to avoid plastic when I can.
Edit- I glanced at the article, and only 5% of plastic is recycled. Just mind numbingly low.
Paper is tricky. It’s fairly easy to recycle but it must be uncontaminated, which means that someone throwing recyclable paper in the blue bin alongside greasy cans or something waxy can contaminate the entire bin
At this point, I assume glass and most paper/cardboard and aluminum products are recycled.
I also assume all the plastic I put in there is getting dumped. I’m at least doing what I can to recycle while trying my best to avoid plastic when I can.
Edit- I glanced at the article, and only 5% of plastic is recycled. Just mind numbingly low.
Paper is tricky. It’s fairly easy to recycle but it must be uncontaminated, which means that someone throwing recyclable paper in the blue bin alongside greasy cans or something waxy can contaminate the entire bin