I thought in this time of stress a little recycling humor would be in order.
Recycling can be confusing and frustrating but it can also be hilarious and give us a good laugh. Some people have really used their imaginations to take recycling to a wonderful "laugh producing" level.
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| SHOWER HEAD NEED REPLACING? |
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| NEED A NEW BOAT? |
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| HOW ABOUT A CIRCUIT BOARD TOILET? |
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| GAS CAN GUITAR - HOPE THE MUSIC ISN'T TOO HOT!
Over the years of writing Lettuce Recycle, I have gotten some wonderful questions. I welcome these questions and always learn something new from each of them. Below is a "cheat sheet" for recycling. It doesn't address all recycling questions but it helps provide a basic understanding of what can and cannot go into the blue curbside bin. I hope this helps.
RECYCLING CHEAT SHEET FOR THE BLUE BIN
1. Nothing smaller than a credit card.
2. No mixed materials (no plastic soap pump with metal spring, no candy wrappers, no orange juice cartons, no paper coffee cups).
3. No contaminated paper products (no wet paper (even if dried out), no pizza boxes, no food product on paper).
4. Nothing that can wrap around sorting machinery or that poses a danger at the recycling facility (no plastic bags, wire coat hangers, rope, garden hoses, hypodermic needles, or aerosol cans with anything in them). Empty aerosol cans DO go into the blue bin.
5. Lid rules – All glass jars need to have their lids removed. Keep all plastic lids on plastic bottles and containers. All separate lids smaller than a credit card go into the trash. All separate lids larger than a credit card go into the blue bin.
PLEASE REMEMBER – WHEN IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT!!!
Here is a very informative City of Austin recycling website: http://www.austintexas.gov/what-do-i-do.
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