Celebrate America Recycles Day tomorrow, Nov. 15, by learning more about recycling and keeping up with what materials are accepted by Richardson. Staff at Republic Services, Richardson’s recycler, say that one simple thing people can do to be better recyclers is to not put bagged/bundled recycling materials within Richardson’s blue bags—i.e. a “bag within a bag,” or placing recyclables into plastic or paper bags before placing into the blue bag. This practice slows down the recycling process, not to mention that plastic bags can get tangled in recycling machinery.
Instead, placing each item in the blue bag individually allows Republic to sort recyclables faster and more efficiently, keeping costs down and ensuring that as many items as possible become quality materials that can be turned into new products.
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