Recycling isn’t just throwing any and all plastic and glass items into a bin and sending them off. Some recycling centers can handle many different types of plastics and glass, even without pre-sorting, but few can recycle everything—especially the odds and ends that end up tossed in a home recycling system because they are ostensibly made from recyclable materials.
Learning how to recycle responsibly (and effectively ) means learning the mysterious recycle symbol system. It can also include adopting a zero waste lifestyle or researching other zero waste disposal options, but at minimum, recycling everything the proper way is key to protecting the environment as much as possible.
