{"id":9053,"date":"2018-09-19T20:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T00:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?p=9053"},"modified":"2021-12-01T17:12:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T22:12:22","slug":"needham-rts-recycling-tips-no-plastic-bags-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2018\/09\/needham-rts-recycling-tips-no-plastic-bags-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Needham RTS Recycling Tips: No Plastic Wraps\/Films or Tarps in Your Recycling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Recycle Right – It’s Easy Once You Know How.
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What’s just as important,\u00a0or even more important<\/strong><\/em>, than separating out your recyclable containers and bringing them to the RTS?\u00a0 Keeping\u00a0things like plastic wrap\/films (Saran Wrap, plastic film used for packaging consumer items or produce, etc.) and plastic tarps\u00a0out of your recyclables<\/strong><\/em>.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Plastic wrap\/films represent a\u00a0big source of trouble in the recycling stream. \u00a0Plastic wrap gets caught in the machinery that separate and process Needham’s recyclables, forcing operators to shut down the equipment while they clear the jam. In a highly automated business, this represents a huge problem. (As was pointed out in a previous post, plastic bags<\/a> do the same damage and should also be kept out<\/strong> of the recyclables at the RTS.\u00a0 Plastic bags can be recycled at the supermarket – they are used to manufacture plastic lumber for decks, etc.)<\/p>\n

What can you<\/strong> <\/em>do? Follow these best practices at the RTS to keep Needham’s recyclables clean<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n