Question by Cecilia: What happens if you throw food in the paper-recycling section?
I do recycle but sometimes when I throw my trashes away, it sometimes slips in some orange peel and Coffee and stuff like that and usually I don’t care. Can food thrown in the paper recycling section have some type of negative impact? Will it destroy the recycling process?
Best answer:
Answer by emilytheblack
no one will ever know. just keep your mouth shut.
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You should do your best to keep the food out, especially in paper recycling. Starting a compost pile is a good suggestion for recycling food scraps (doesn’t have to be fancy, just a pile under some dirt in the back yard will work). Even plastic and glass containers should be rinsed to keep the food out of the recycling containers, it attracts pests if nothing else. They don’t have to be washed clean out but rinsing helps. Also, cleaner materials recycle better.
Good that you’re recycling, and it will help the recyclers and the recycling process if you can work a little to keep the food out of the mix!
You people are insane. Al Gore is not separating his orange peels. He is getting richer off of you. Smart meters are a scam, look it up. Government scam.
the recycling gods will find you and curse you forever!!! repent!!
If you want to do your part to recycle, please separate your thrash. Organic waste, recycled items and regular trash would make it easier for the recyclers and be less smelly and could be a place for bacteria to grow if too much food is mixed with the dry stuff.
Start a worm house or compost bin if you have the space. It’s a win win situation for our environment.