Did you know that putting the wrong materials in your recycling cart causes the whole load to be rejected?
Orange County officials say 85% of all recyclables in the unincorporated county are actually being sent to the landfill
Let's change the statistic! Remember the Think 5 strategy that focuses on the top five recyclable items:
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TRASH RECYCLE
• PLASTIC - Bottles and containers labeled #1 - #5
• METAL - Tin, aluminum, steel, and empty aerosol cans
• GLASS - Bottles and jars
• CARDBOARD - Flattened corrugated boxes (with no food residue)
• PAPER - newspapers, advertisements, junk mail, magazines, office
paper, cereal/shoe/drink boxes and milk/juice cartons
Plastic bags are the biggest culprit when it comes to contaminating a load.
They are not recyclable in your recycling cart, BUT you can take them to
any Horizon West Publix location. Collection bins outside the store accept
grocery, zip top, produce and dry cleaning bags as well as product/case
wrap from things like cases of water or paper
towels. Air pillows, bubble wrap and plastic
shipping envelopes are also accepted.
Don't be a "wishcycler!" Learn more about
how to recycle various household items at:
HorizonWestMagazine.com/Waste
Why is the recycling bin lid not green? Sorry, we don't have a good answer for you...
but we do have stickers to help you keep them straight! Ask for your set at our tent at the next community event.
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