The first of a three-part series spotlighting
resources available at WasteLe$$, a
comprehensive guide to recycling in the city, created by the DSNY Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling.
The following links guide you to the online facts on household recyclables,
including how to separate and sort them for effective curbside recycling.
Update (posted 9 May 2013)
My recent blog posts obsoleted. RT: “@nylcv: City Expands Recycling Program to Include Hard Plastics, via @nytimes nyti.ms/ZsfKOi”
— MsManhattan (@MsManhattan) April 25, 2013
Original Listing (to be updated soon with new regulations)
What goes
into mixed-paper recycling, and how to deal with it; plus, what doesn’t go — like
milk cartons and hardcover books. It goes in the green bins.
How to
recycle beverage cartons, glass bottles and jars, and various metals and foil.
They all go together in the blue bins. Including milk cartons!
Did you
know you can recycle that old metal file cabinet in your home office? That old metal
Ikea kitchen cart? Get the low-down here.
More
information and tips on household recycling, including building-wide recycling
requirements and how to report violations.
Everything
you need to know to ensure you never recycle plastics incorrectly again. Find
out why New York only recycles certain plastics and how to accurately identify
those that are recyclable here.
That
depends on where you are. Find out why it’s so confusing.
An
interactive game to test (and reinforce!) how well you know how to separate and
sort your recyclables. Play online or download the app to your Android or iOS
device.
Follow the Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling on Twitter (@NYCrecycles)!
Follow the Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling on Twitter (@NYCrecycles)!
This series will continue with Part 2, information on the city’s other recycling options
and safe disposal events for hazardous household trash. Part 3 will cover
city-sponsored reuse programs.
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