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Thursday, December 20, 2007

The Do's and Don'ts

Recycle is everyone’s duty. All of us can do something to protect the earth. Our children need us to ensure their future. Even though the recycling rate in America is improving, there are still areas that we can do better. Follow these tips.

Recycling glass: Do not recycle broken glass. Only recycle glass that is unbroken and clear. Broken glasses and ceramic pieces are not suitable for recycling, because they are very difficult to process and sort.

Newspaper: If your newspaper is moldy, you should not recycle it. Only recycle clean and dry newspaper. Tie your newspaper tightly in a paper bag without rubber bands. It is the easiest way to sort.

Aluminum and metal object: Aluminum cans, old lids, and bottle tops are great candidates for recycling. Before you recycle them, you should still clean them first. Avoid recycle magnetic metals. They can not be recycled. Furthermore, if your metal objects are covered with hazardous materials, please don’t recycle them. You can endanger other people.

Plastic: All plastics are not always the same. There are many grades of plastics. For instance, plastics with number one and two recycling symbol are high quality plastic, and they are great candidates for recycling. Plastics that are marked with number from three to eight are not suitable for recycling. Low quality plastics may contaminate high quality plastics. Therefore, you should sort them out before recycling..

Car batteries: Car and phone batteries can be recycled. If you want more information on how to recycle batteries, call 1- 800- 8BATTERY.[Jared]

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