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The Life Span of Litter. Reuse and Recycle.

Please reuse and recycle. Think twice about what you throw away and report litterers. We must preserve this planet for us and for future generations… it’s the only one we have. Below are the life span of common littered items. Paper towels—2-4 weeks Newspaper——6 weeks Apple Core——2 months Waxed milk cartons—3 months Photodegradable 6 pack [...]

Flexible Plastic Recycling, A Job Too Big?

Picture from Earth911.com Last year a wonderful thing happened in our community,  a local waste management (garbage) company added a flexible plastic recycling bin to one of their recycling stations (a service our local curbside recycling does not support). A station which already contained the typical recycling bins: mixed paper and cardboard, metal and plastic [...]

Recycle Your Mail

In the Mail Nationally, more than 35 percent of mail is currently recycled. Whether it’s office paper, catalogs or shipping boxes, it should all be recyclable if properly sorted. Learn more about the different categories of mail and where it can be recycled. Postage Paid One great reason to open mail before you recycle it [...]