Plastic bottles, jugs & jars. Place rinsed plastic bottles, jugs and jars loose in the bin. Lids may remain on. Only plastic bottles, jugs and jars are accepted in your curbside recycling bin.. Do ...

Plastic – only recycle plastic bottles, jugs & jars curbside. There is an easy trick to preparing plastic items for your curbside bin. If the plastic item is a bottle, jug or jar, put it in the ...

Hirsch specifically objects to GreenBlue’s label for “store drop-off,” which instructs customers to deposit plastic bags in grocery store take-back bins so they can be collected for recycling.

To combat this, the city places informational stickers on top of all recycling bins to alert consumers to what they can and can’t recycle. “Our drivers are also our ambassadors,” says Kucharski.

A hidden two-letter code stamped on plastic food containers reveals just how toxic it may be. Consumers are advised to check for labels marked PP (polypropylene) or PE (polyethylene), plastics ...