By way of example ask yourself and your friends how much time you spend rinsing out tins yoghurt pots and other food containers before throwing them in the recycling.
Washing containers before recycling.
Washing containers before recycling might be a good idea for you but for some it is not.
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Plastic bottles including laundry detergent bottles are some of the least recycled containers on the market today.
If there s no way to wash the mess out i always pause before throwing the container out.
I ve always been dedicated to washing the peanut butter pepsi and mayo out of my food containers before tossing them in the recycling bin.
Recycling is one of the easiest things you can do for the environment.
Every time i have a dirty container to recycle i make sure to thoroughly wash out all the stains grease and whatever mess may be sticking to the container s insides.
But i ve become increasingly frustrated trying to get certain pet food cans yogurt containers and margarine containers.
Instead of simply throwing out your old laundry detergent bottles all you have to do is clean them and put them in the recycling bin.
You have to wash your recyclables sometimes.
City recycling instructs you to put clean containers in the recycle bins.
If you ve dedicated yourself to recycling i truly applaud your effort.
These materials are all used to make new products and packaging and the quality of our recyclable materials.
This is also the same with the debate whether it is much better to use reusable or disposable cups or bottles.
Since recyclables are all mixed together the materials like pasta jars or yogurt containers need to be free of any food residue a spokesperson from the trash and recycling company waste management tells me.