Ask An Expert: What Happens When Non-recyclables End Up in the Blue Bin?
- Posted by: Jenny Price
- on September 30, 2009 at 11:00 am
Dear Jenny,
They say the recyclables you put in the blue bin should be clean, but honestly, how clean does that pizza box or shampoo bottle really have to be?
—Amanda, Boston
How much cheese is too much? And what about the shampoo caps? Do I have to flatten the cardboard? And really, why no broken glass? These are the kinds of questions that freeze well-meaning recyclers in confusion between the blue bin and the trash can.
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