Many perfectly recyclable materials often also end up in landfills due tofood waste. This is because food residue is among the more common contaminants when it comes to recycling. Dirty napkins, wrappers, and not properly emptied jars are just a few examples of what can disrupt the recycling p...
China imposed a ban on many imported recyclables starting in 2018, including paper and plastic. One reason cited was that the recyclables being sent there were not clean; recyclable and nonrecyclable items were mixed together, and many were contaminated, particularly...
Don't put your recyclables(回收物) in a plastic bag. It's not that we don't have the technology to recycle plastic bags. Plastic bags just cause a lot of problems in the recycling process. They jam(使卡住) recycling equipment. They blow off landfills(垃圾填埋场) and end up in oceans...
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Landfills cause another problem in addition to taking up lots of space. The assortment of chemicals thrown into landfills, plus the chemicals that result when garbage breaks down and blends into a toxic soup known as leachate, creates huge amounts of pollution. Leachate can drain out of the la...
Wrapping paper is ridiculous. It’s reportedly a roughly $7 billion business in the U.S. alone, as people buy it by the sheet, roll, or carefully curated package via Etsy. It creates millions of tons of waste; someestimates claimhalf of it ends up in landfills. While many greet those...
Every year, numerous DVDs and CDs end up in landfills, where they will remain until their polycarbonate components have been ground down into dangerous and eminently eternalmicroplastics. According to the Albany County Waste and Recycling program, old DVDs can also release the toxic compound bisphenol...
Recycling rules are localized. Your curbside recycling collector will probably accept many recyclables. Check with your local trash collector and/or recycler and any local recycling center for more information. However, many recyclers and communities use these guidelines: ...
If you are in the construction industry, you likely deal with a lot of waste. Unfortunately, a lot of it ends up in landfills. Coming up with ways to dispose of construction waste safely is necessary. Construction waste, Image credit: https://pixabay.com/ ...
With the hefty fees on many older electronics, people don’t make the effort. It can lead to items sitting in attics, basements, storerooms, and warehouses rather than paying the fee. Others simply put them in the garbage when possible and hope it goes undetected, which isn’t...