What’s the ideal separation for recycling?

If you’ve been thinking of recycling at home or at work, but you just haven’t made the leap yet. We can help! Here are the four major categories to separate your trash in:

1. Non-Recyclable (black bag)
2. Recyclables (clear bag)
3. Organic Waste (separate bin/compostable bag)
4. Hazardous Waste (separate bin)

Non-Recyclables

• sweet, chocolate & chip packets
• code 3, 6 & 7 plastics
• ceramics & crockery
• stickers & sticker backing
• foil-lined pharmaceutical tablets
• tissues & soiled napkins
• beauty product plastic tubes
• pesticide containers
• Window glass & Mirrors

Recyclables

• Paperboxes, books, magazines & papers
• Glassall unbroken empty glass bottles & jars
• Plasticsall plastics with the number 1, 2, 4 & 5
• Aluminum & Steelcans, tins, & bottle lids

Organic Waste

• food scraps & peels
• meat & bones
• dairy products
• baked goods & cooked grains
• teabags & coffee grounds
• filter paper & wax paper
• paper towels & newspapers
• flowers & untreated wood

Hazardous Waste

• poisonous substances containers
• batteries & lightbulbs
• break fluid & used oil
• medical waste, medicines & syringes