Why is Recycling Properly Important

Nov 23, 2024

Safety:

Certain types of contamination can present significant health and safety issues for both collection and post-collection staff.

Ability to be recycled:

Not recycling properly can reduce the ability to effectively recycle material or meet the requirements of recycling markets.

Most cities and towns are reducing the contamination rate so that recycling is effective. Check out your town's recycling contamination rate.