And now we come to the last of the three R\u2019s: recycling! While this isn\u2019t as good as reducing or reusing \u2014 recycling uses energy in transport, the recycling itself is very energy-intensive, and some of the material is wasted \u2014 it\u2019s better than sending all of it to a landfill! So be sure to learn what you can recycle in your area, because knowledge is POWER, MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And also because if you put non-recyclables with the recyclables, the recyclables will not get recycled because they are \u201ccontaminated.\u201d ???? A lot of people put things in the recycling bin either hoping it is recyclable or guessing that it is, which is called wishful recycling<\/em>. This is one of the big reasons many things we recycle aren\u2019t getting recycled. Here are three things you can do to avoid wishful recycling:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022Clean containers before recycling (make sure they are dry before putting them in the recycle)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Don\u2019t bag your recycling in trash bags or put it inside other recycling (items need to be separate)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Separate different materials, like plastic windows from envelopes and lids from containers made of a different plastic or material<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a tragic thing to learn, but a lot of stuff you thought was recyclable actually isn\u2019t. Here is the dreadful truth of a few things you can\u2019t recycle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022Anything that doesn\u2019t fit the three guidelines above (clean; different materials, including different types of plastic, separate)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Shredded paper and other pieces of paper smaller than a large sticky note (these clog the machines) \u2014 but if they don\u2019t have glue or paint on them, you can compost them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Other tiny scraps (they also clog machines)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Plastic bags and other non-rigid plastic (same)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Glass*<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Waxed paper or cardboard*<\/p>\n\n\n\n Look at your own city\u2019s guidelines for what can be recycled. This is just a general list \u2014 things vary between cities, and this is not a comprehensive list. We\u2019ve included recycling guidelines for places near Ann Arbor at the end of the email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n *This is true in many places but not everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another really important part of recycling is buying recycled products<\/strong> \u2014 if there is no demand for recycled products, then manufacturers won\u2019t make them and recyclable objects won\u2019t go to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But fear not! Though recycling was never the panacea we all wished it to be, reducing and reusing will dramatically lessen these troubles! And now that you know what to recycle, it can be recycled! Isn\u2019t that exciting?! \u267b\ufe0f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" And now we come to the last of the three R\u2019s: recycling! While this isn\u2019t as good as reducing or reusing \u2014 recycling uses energy in transport, the recycling itself […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/potatosquad.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/potatosquad.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/potatosquad.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/potatosquad.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/potatosquad.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/potatosquad.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235,"href":"https:\/\/potatosquad.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202\/revisions\/235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/potatosquad.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/potatosquad.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/potatosquad.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}