If you ve dedicated yourself to recycling i truly applaud your effort.
Washing containers before recycling.
Plastic bottles including laundry detergent bottles are some of the least recycled containers on the market today.
These materials are all used to make new products and packaging and the quality of our recyclable materials.
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.
This doesn t mean you need to break out the dish soap and a sponge in order to clean out the remaining contents.
But i ve become increasingly frustrated trying to get certain pet food cans yogurt containers and margarine containers.
This is also the same with the debate whether it is much better to use reusable or disposable cups or bottles.
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.
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.
This article i read might prove us wrong in thinking that reusable bottles are a better option than disposable ones.
City recycling instructs you to put clean containers in the recycle bins.
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.
If there s no way to wash the mess out i always pause before throwing the container out.
Recycling is one of the easiest things you can do for the environment.
Washing containers before recycling might be a good idea for you but for some it is not.
You have to wash your recyclables sometimes.