{"id":8572,"date":"2018-05-29T23:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T03:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?p=8572"},"modified":"2021-12-01T17:08:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T22:08:23","slug":"needham-rts-recycling-tips-no-plastic-bags-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2018\/05\/needham-rts-recycling-tips-no-plastic-bags-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Needham RTS Recycling Tips:  No Plastic Bags"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-size: 1.1em;\">\n<p style=\"background: #fbf0a3; text-align: center; color: #000000; line-height: 1.2; font-size: small;\"><strong>Recycle Right &#8211; It&#8217;s Easy Once You Know How<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/no-plastic-bags.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8595\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/no-plastic-bags-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/no-plastic-bags-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/no-plastic-bags.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Yes, plastic bags from the grocery store <em><strong>are<\/strong> <\/em>recyclable, but <em><strong>not<\/strong> <\/em>at the RTS. In fact, these bags represent one of the biggest sources of trouble in the recycling stream. They get stuck in the machinery, forcing operators to shut down the equipment while they clear the jam. In a highly automated business, this represents a huge problem.<\/p>\n<p>What can <em><strong>you<\/strong> <\/em>do? Follow these best practices at the RTS:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do <em><strong>n<\/strong><strong>ot<\/strong><\/em> put mixed paper in plastic bags before tossing into the mixed paper containers at the RTS.\u00a0 You can put them in paper bags.<\/li>\n<li>Do <em><strong>not<\/strong> <\/em>put recyclable containers in plastic bags before tossing them into the co-mingle bin at the RTS. There should be no plastic bags in the bin.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Do<\/strong> <\/em>recycle clean plastic bags at the <em><strong>supermarket.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Remember, the cleaner our recyclables, the higher the price that the Town gets for them &#8211; we all need to help with this effort!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: text; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Check out other recycling tips on our <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/projects\/toward-zero-waste\/green-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recycling Tips &#8211; Best Practices page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recycle Right &#8211; It&#8217;s Easy Once You Know How Yes, plastic bags from the grocery store are recyclable, but not at the RTS. In fact, these bags represent one of the biggest sources of trouble in the recycling stream. 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