When I first got the notion to live a little greener, I truly struggled trying to learn the basics. One of the biggest things that I had a difficult time getting used to was recycling. For something that seemed to be so easy (I mean, who doesn’t have a recycling bin outside, right?) it sure was a pain to get used to. You may ask why…Well, first of all, you have to rinse out each carton, container, or can that you plan on recycling. Second of all, you have to determine whether or not your municipality recycles what you are about to get rid of. Each place differs in what they take in. When I started, I had no idea that there were guidelines, and quite frankly felt ridiculous once I found out!
Once I was enlightened, I found that it was actually quite easy to decipher. All you have to do is go to your township’s website, and look up recycling. Almost all counties have it broken down in an easy to read fashion. This way, you aren’t wasting time or energy recycling something that isn’t going to actually be re-used, and vice-versa. Do me a favor and log into your municipality’s website and take a look…you will feel much more confident when you take out your recycling bin!
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