Eco Info! - Part 1 of 6

OK, so, not a beautiful picture of my food.  BUT...I ran across great, concise information from a vendor of mine and I thought I would share!  Over the next 6 weeks I'm going to share some terms with you and explain them - regarding our "trash".  And sometimes I'll add my two cents worth.   We're going to start with the term RECYCLABLE. 

Recycling is based on the premise of "reduce and re-use" - breaking down and reusing materials that would otherwise be thrown away.  Recycling utilizes existing materials to reduce energy usage, decrease pollution, and conserve natural resources such as wood and water.  Repurposing waste products in an effective way helps slowly decrease the landfill sizes and increases air quality.

MY TWO CENTS WORTH:

In  the picture above, which items are recyclable?  THE MILK CARTON.  That's it in our area.  Since China stopped accepting our waste in 2018 , we no longer have effective recycling (we really didn't then either since what they do affects the planet too!)  Check with your recycler to see what items are currently USABLE for recycling.  Yup, they'll still take everything you're dumping in your green bin, but they're sorting it and throwing it in a landfill.  Oh, my heavy head.