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Q: Why can’t I put plastic bags/film or Styrofoam in single stream recycling?
A: The bags/film and Styrofoam get torn apart and the tiny pieces get lost in transportation or in the environment. Also, the bags get tangled in the transporting and sorting equipment,
which leads to the need for expensive repairs.
Q: Can plastic lids be placed on containers or should they be separate? Or does it matter?
A: It really does not matter. For plastic drinking bottles, it is best to put the lids in the bottle or back on the bottle. If not, the small lids will get lost in the sorting process.
Q: Are plastic straws recyclable?
A: While some straws are recyclable, they will probably not make it through the complete sorting process. Straws are lost in transportation and sorting, and get caught up in the sorting
equipment. So, don’t put them in the bin.
Q: Are Solo cups recyclable?
A: Although not accepted at every plant, Solo cups and their equivalents of all colors are accepted at the Savannah recycling plant.
Q: Are aerosol cans recyclable?
A: Shaving cream, sunscreen, whipping cream, and hair spray cans are acceptable, but cans that contain spray paint or hazardous chemicals aren’t.
Q: Can metal lids, like the lid from a pickle jar, go into the bin?
A: Yes
Q: Are aluminum foil and pie plates OK?
A: Yes, if they’re clean and balled up.
Q: What other things are not acceptable?
A: Any product that has 2 or more types of packaging. For example, sugar bags have a paper outer liner, a poly inner liner, and another paper liner that touches the sugar. Other examples
include pet food bags, milk cartons, and juice pouches.
Other Tips:
If there is more than 5% food waste on the recyclable, toss it in the trash.
Empty all liquid out of plastic bottles.
Put smaller recyclables inside large recyclables of the same type, e.g., put a band-aid box inside a cereal box. The bigger cereal box will help the smaller box through the sorting equipment.
September 2015