Keep It Clean! !

If possible, dunk and rinse before recycling to ensure everything’s free of crumbs and food stains – and not only to ensure your recycling bin doesn’t get a bit whiffy! “If recycling’s sparkling clean n, much of it can, theoretically, beb processed back into the mate erial it was before,” explains recycling expert MMarkk HHall. ll

In addition, still-dirty recyclable items may need extra washing or may end up dumped in landfill, increasing waste disposal costs, and the cost to the planet.