Hey you! As you probably know, our household was accepted to be apart of Hennepin County's Zero Waste Challenge. We've signed up for 9 months of education, training and challenging our own behaviors. I've been really nerdy and sharing tips via twitter along the way and I thought I would compile there here as well. To be clear, it's important that you know your own local area recycling rules - and it's great to research what facility actually processed your waste streams and ask your questions to them for the straightest answers! Most of there are general & applicable everywhere, but some might be our area specific.
#composttip most bathroom waste is compostable, put a compost bin in your bathroom for tissues, cotton balls (chemical free), qtips (paper stem only), hair and fingernails clippings
#recyclingtip don't crush your cans or bottles, sorting machines need 3-D objects to detect or they might think it's flat paper
#recyclingtip shredded paper is too small to go through recycling sorters... put shredded in a large envelop to ensure it travels with other paper
#composttip store your foodscraps in a container in your freezer for less mess and less smell
#recyclingtip black plastic is never recyclable, nope never, don't do it. Optical scanners can't see what kind of plastic it is and can't sort it in recycling facilities
#recyclingtip remember the first of the 3 Rs is REDUCE, the last is Recycle and they are organized that way for a reason #limityourwaste
#recyclingtip leave your plastic soda bottle caps on the bottles but make sure to dump the liquid first
#recyclingtip nope, styrofoam is not recyclable, don't do it. Ever.
#recyclingtip did you know that @Nike accepts and recycles old shoes through their Reuse-A-Shoe drop offs. Google it.
#recyclingtip while plastic bags are technically recyclable they cannot be mixed with curbside recycling because they get caught in the sorting machines, bring them to @cubfoods or @Target instead for recycling
#recyclingtip most plastic food containers are recyclable
#recyclingtip clean aluminum foil is recyclable. Start a tinfoil ball to add on to, a big ball will help ensure it makes it's way through the sorting belts
#composttip line the bottom of your kitchen compost can with newspaper or napkins, it'll help the compostable liner last longer #addsomedry
#recyclingtip put beer caps in a tin can and swish the can closed when it's full. Helps ensure it all makes it through the metal sorting
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