The ABCP's of Recycling

Say what? The ABCP's of recycling are important for everyone to know. Knowing and understanding what they are will help you improve the productivity of your local recycling center.

Want to know what they are?

Aluminum. Find out if your community has an aluminum recycling center and if it does or does not pay.
Bags. As in plastic bags. those little things you take your groceries home in. Or the nice big plastic bags you find at most clothing retailers. Just because it didn't carry your milk doesn't mean it can't be recycled too. Anything you take home from the mall can usually be recycled. Find a local drop that collects them.
Cardboard. Does your recycling center take cardboard?
Paper. Does your center take paper? If so what kind? Do they only take office paper or will they take newspaper?
Plastic. What number do they take? Our local recycling center only takes #1 and #2 to be recycled but I have known others to take #1, #2, #5, and #7.

Many places will also take Glass, Steel, and Batteries as well as those items listed above.

Find out what your local community can recycle and try to separate items before you haul it away. It can save you a lot of time when you arrive if everything is already separated.

Stay green,
Yasha

How do you buy your groceries?

When you shop do you only look at the prices? Do you look at what is in the product? Or what the product is in? Would you buy something in excess packaging? When buying groceries always consider the price but look also into what you are paying for. Is the excess cash really going to a better quality item or are you just paying for packaging?

When I got to buy pasta, meats, sauces and cheeses I try to look at what the container is. Is it recyclable in my area? If not is it biodegradable? The glass baby food jars and tomato sauce jars I get every month are always recyclable, the pasta I try to buy in cardboard, and meats and cheeses I try to get with as little extra packaging as possible. This means no individually wrapped items in my house.

And that's not all! When I go to buy toys I look for items that have little to no packaging. Items that sport just a tag are my favorites! These items are usually cheaper than other items and the quality is just as good.

It's easy to buy something based on price alone but consider the eco-impact it has when you need to dispose of the extra wrapping.

Keep reducing!

Stay green,
Yasha