{"id":13877,"date":"2021-11-19T14:43:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T19:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?p=13877"},"modified":"2021-11-10T11:54:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T16:54:58","slug":"recycle-smart-website-answers-your-questions-about-what-to-recycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2021\/11\/recycle-smart-website-answers-your-questions-about-what-to-recycle\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Recycle Smart&#8221; Website Answers Your Questions About What to Recycle!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are <strong><em>you\u00a0<\/em> <\/strong>recycling &#8220;smart&#8221; and avoiding the most common recycling mistakes?\u00a0 Not sure?\u00a0 Want to learn more?\u00a0 Then read on&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13885\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/recyclesmartma.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13885 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RecycleSmart_logo_300x115.png\" alt=\"Recycle smart Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RecycleSmart_logo_300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RecycleSmart_logo_300x115-150x58.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">source: https:\/\/recyclesmartma.org\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Learning to Recycle <em><strong>correctly\u00a0<\/strong> <\/em>is <strong><em>important\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>for several reasons.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Adding items to recycle bins that you &#8220;hope&#8221; or &#8220;wish&#8221; were recyclable, even though they are not, adds expense to the process as the recycling facility must separate these items out and divert them to the trash.\u00a0 Examples include light bulbs, mirrors, plastic flower pots\/toys, patio furniture, coat hangers, tools and other metal objects.<\/li>\n<li>You help the town of Needham save money<\/li>\n<li>You help improve local, and ultimately global, recycling practices.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s the right thing to do and it&#8217;s easy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, get all your recycling questions answered on the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/recyclesmartma.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recycle Smart<\/a>\u00a0website!\u00a0 It has a lot of great information about recycling in Massachusetts, such as:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/reduce-reuse-recycle-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13371 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/reduce-reuse-recycle-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/reduce-reuse-recycle-pic.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/reduce-reuse-recycle-pic-150x107.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A &#8220;Recyclopedia&#8221; search feature that allows you find out <em><strong>whether\u00a0<\/strong> <\/em>a specific item <strong><em>can\u00a0<\/em> <\/strong>be recycled, and if so, <em><strong>how<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em>and <em><strong>where.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>A &#8220;Smart&#8221; Recycling Guide&#8221;- a one-page downloadable\/printable chart that visually describes what to recycle and what not to recycle.<\/li>\n<li>An informative <a href=\"https:\/\/recyclesmartma.org\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAQ page<\/a> that answers many questions about recycling in Massachusetts.\u00a0 Check out the last question &#8220;Can I recycle this?&#8221; for detailed explanations about whether or not many commonly discarded items are recyclable in the RTS recycling bins &#8211; e.g., styrofoam, pizza boxes, shredded paper, textiles, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Information about <em><strong>why<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em>a specific item is <em><strong>not<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em>recyclable in the recycling bins at the RTS;\u00a0 e.g., &#8220;frozen food boxes&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0 these may seem to be the same as cereal\u00a0 boxes, which are recyclable with mixed paper, but the frozen food boxes have a thin layer of plastic embedded in the cardboard box to prevent freezer burn, which makes them different and not recyclable with mixed paper.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/recyclesmartma.org\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Videos<\/a> with helpful tips about recycling.<\/li>\n<li>Current (or prior) monthly newsletter (and a <a href=\"https:\/\/recyclesmartma.org\/category\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">link<\/a> to sign up to receive the newsletter via email).<\/li>\n<li>Think you know a lot about recycling?\u00a0 Take the <a href=\"https:\/\/recyclesmartma.org\/quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quiz<\/a> and find out!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are some common <em><strong>recycling <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">mistakes<\/span><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span> that we make &#8211; make sure that you&#8217;re <em><strong>not<\/strong> <\/em>making these:<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to keep food and liquids from contaminating the paper and cardboard in the recycling system, avoid attracting unwanted pests, and keep recycling workers from having to sort through sticky, moldy recyclables!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adding black plastic take-out containers with recycling symbols to the mixed plastic\/metal\/glass recycle bin. <strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/recyclesmartma.org\/results-materials\/#!rc-cpage=296160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NO &#8211; here&#8217;s why<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Adding plastic grocery bags (or any plastic bag, plastic film or plastic wrap) to the mixed plastic\/metal\/glass recycle bin.\u00a0<strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/recyclesmartma.org\/results-materials\/#!rc-cpage=296042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NO &#8211; here&#8217;s why<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Adding milk\/juice cartons items to the mixed plastic\/metal\/glass recycle or Mixed paper bins. <strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/recyclesmartma.org\/results-materials\/#!rc-page=296226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NO &#8211; here&#8217;s why<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Adding glass\/plastic food containers with food residue to the mixed plastic\/metal\/glass recycle bin.\u00a0 <strong>NO<\/strong> &#8211; the food residue attracts vermin, smells, and can contaminate paper and cardboard in the recycling system.<\/li>\n<li>Recycling common alkaline batteries. <strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/recyclesmartma.org\/results-materials\/#!rc-cpage=296159\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NO &#8211; here&#8217;s why<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>What other recycling questions have you been wondering about?\u00a0 Get them all answered on the <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flinkprotect.cudasvc.com%2Furl%3Fa%3Dhttps%253a%252f%252frecyclesmartma.org%252f%26c%3DE%2C1%2C4e1xZAjvD03bGo4hXzfRaDasYB9ejL4r1jOVmIK7jRwspB3d8VgcziPfW6GAv1DXxWTN9UHOrC97D3wgKI23suipcbJT9PVPdirDHqcOdWe0hcQrgcn5Pw%2C%2C%26typo%3D1&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmaureen.commane%40lifeworks.com%7C777ee7ac827c4f1af16808d963ff4e7b%7C7565b51c5e8748ebbc80252b20bc1ade%7C1%7C0%7C637650770477867743%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=EB732184CPRKpU7hXnTKlsQrZdtRK%2FD0b0K1QgD7fb8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recycle MA website<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also check out Green Needham&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/toward-zero-waste\/ask-the-recycler-combined-table-version\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask the Recycler<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/toward-zero-waste\/recycling-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recycling Tips &#8211; Best Practices<\/a>&#8221; pages on our website for some more great recycling information that&#8217;s specific to Needham.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you\u00a0 recycling &#8220;smart&#8221; and avoiding the most common recycling mistakes?\u00a0 Not sure?\u00a0 Want to learn more?\u00a0 Then read on&#8230; Learning to Recycle correctly\u00a0 is important\u00a0 for several reasons. \u00a0Adding items to recycle bins that you &#8220;hope&#8221; or &#8220;wish&#8221; were<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":13885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[292],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-13877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reduce-reuse-recycle","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}