One of the most popular questions we are asked is “Can I recycle this?”
Now that we’ve gone over what you can recycle for curbside efforts in Philadelphia – plastics and beyond – here’s a list of what you can’t recycle:
- Metal: Aluminum foil, pots/pans, paper clips
- Glass: Light bulbs, window glass
- Mixed Paper: Hard back books, tissues, paper,towels, napkins, wax-coated cups or containers, food-soiled paper, fi le folders
- Plastic: Styrofoam, plastic bags, PVC pipe, packing inserts or “peanuts.”
- Other: Styrofoam, chemicals, rubber, wood, and ceramic or porcelain plates or cups containers
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Does food soiled paper include pizza boxes? I’m always on the fence about the pizza boxes.
What about plastics #1 – 7 that aren’t bottles? Blueberry containers, etc…
Good question Clay! The grease & cheese from those Lorenzo’s pies will contaminate the recycling process… so if you tear the ‘soiled’ portions and recycle the rest, you’re good to go. (The boxes made of cardboard are recyclable.) As a reminder, you should typically rinse food containers/etc to prevent contamination.
Carol, luckily Philadelphia just allowed us to start recycling ANY plastic 1-7! Check out this recent post about plastics for more info: http://tiny.cc/vkntq