Recycling Archives - RecycleNation https://recyclenation.com/category/recycling/ Search. Find. Recycle. Tue, 21 May 2024 21:02:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 How to Recycle Items That Aren’t Accepted In Your Blue Bin https://recyclenation.com/2023/02/how-to-recycle-items-that-arent-accepted-in-your-blue-bin/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:10:05 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1014659 When an item in your blue bin shouldn’t be in that bin, two things happen. First, improperly recycled items can damage the recycling equipment. Second, workers have to remove the incorrectly recycled items and move them to trash bins to be hauled to the landfill, which raises operating costs.Items that are typically accepted in blue […]

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]]> What States Are Enacting New Recycling Rules in 2023? https://recyclenation.com/2023/02/1014639/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 23:50:37 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1014639 Recycling is a big deal. During the pandemic, it also became a big issue. Landfills and recycling centers were overloaded, sick, and couldn’t keep up with the decluttering, online ordering, and work-from-home changes that had residential bins and wheeled containers overflowing. As things returned to the new normal, new challenges appeared. People didn’t want to keep […]

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]]> Top 10 Items You Put in Recycling But Shouldn’t Be https://recyclenation.com/2022/12/top-10-items-you-put-in-recycling-but-shouldnt-be/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 22:24:48 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1014635 About five pounds of waste are generated by Americans every day. In one year, more than 292 million tons of waste were generated, and only 94 million tons were recycled or composted. Some were burned for energy, but over 146 million tons ended up in landfills across the nation.You want to do your part, but […]

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]]> Halloween Candy Wrappers Are Hard to Recycle! https://recyclenation.com/2022/11/halloween-candy-wrappers-are-hard-to-recycle/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 14:40:51 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1014632 An estimated 600 million pounds of Halloween candy was handed out on October 31st. Each miniature or full-size candy is individually wrapped in a plastic wrapper. While that small wrapper may seem insignificant to you, add them all up. 600 million candy wrappers, plus the plastic bags they come in and the plastic bags some […]

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]]> What’s All the Buzz About Pyrolysis for Recycling Plastic? https://recyclenation.com/2022/10/whats-all-the-buzz-about-pyrolysis-for-recycling-plastic/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 19:26:18 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1014629 There’s been a lot of talk about pyrolysis being the solution to the plastics recycling problem. Is this method the solution that some experts believe it will be? What is all the buzz about?There are Problems With Plastics RecyclingBefore you even get into the purpose of pyrolysis, you have to look at the current problems […]

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]]> How Long Does It Take Many Common Materials to Break Down in a Landfill? https://recyclenation.com/2022/10/how-long-does-it-take-many-common-materials-to-break-down-in-a-landfill/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 19:24:46 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1014625 Have you ever considered the importance of recycling? Of course, there are the logical reasons for recycling. You don’t want the chemicals from a battery getting into the groundwater, air, or soil. Another aspect, and it’s one that most people don’t stop to think about, is how long it takes these common materials to break […]

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]]> How Can You Support a Circular Economy? https://recyclenation.com/2022/09/how-can-you-support-a-circular-economy/ Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:41:44 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1014620 You keep hearing about a circular economy, but you’re not sure what it is. A circular economy is best summed up as an economy where consumers, communities, and manufacturers work together to reduce waste by reusing recyclable materials.How a Circular Economy WorksTake a closer look at exactly what happens with a circular economy. Start with […]

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]]> Government Initiatives Aim to Make Recycling Easier https://recyclenation.com/2022/08/government-initiatives-aim-to-make-recycling-easier/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:12:15 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1014617 A stunning 292.4 million tons of waste was generated in 2018, which breaks down to almost 5 pounds per person every day. Of that waste, 94 million tons were recycled or composted.  What happens to the rest?Over 146 million tons end up in landfills.About 35 million tons is burned to create a source of energy.The […]

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]]> What To Do With Your Old 4G Phone As You Transition to 5G https://recyclenation.com/2022/01/what-to-do-with-your-old-4g-phone-as-you-transition-to-5g/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 15:47:35 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1014597 An estimated 89.5 million 5G smartphones were shipped to residences and businesses in 2021. This was a big jump from the 33.4 million shipped during 2020. Apple’s iPhone sales brought in $38.9 billion during just the fourth quarter of 2021.Though 5G technology has been in place since 2019, it’s expected that 2022 and 2023 will […]

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]]> Biggest Recycling Law Changes in 2022 https://recyclenation.com/2022/01/biggest-recycling-law-changes-in-2022/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 15:52:04 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1014594 On November 15, 2021, the EPA released the National Recycling Strategy. As current recycling policies and programs aren’t working as effectively as they could, the EPA decided it was time to take a closer look at creating a circular economy that works for everyone. Why Isn’t Recycling Working?If you move from one town to another, you’ll […]

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