What to recycle

Find out which bin to put things in and recycle right! Here’s ecomaine’s list of Recycling Do’s and Don’ts

All too often, I notice non-recyclable items in the recycling bin here at work, and vice-versa. There are lots of different types of food containers/wrappers, and it's not easy to keep track of which ones can be recycled and which can't. Call me a hippie if you want, but it bums me out to see red plastic cups in the trash, knowing that they're all just gonna end up in a landfill. So I threw together this handy little graphic...

Take a closer look at your trash can. Is everything in there really waste? It is most likely that you could still use much of what goes in your trash for purposes other than what you acquired them for. We can renew the life of some materials by recycling them. Recycling means converting waste into reusable material. Why is it important to recycle?

Do you do any of this?? It’s high time we #cared for our environment, let’s #savetheplanet 🌍 It’s starts we #you and #me

What is recyclable plastic? How do I know which plastic to recycle? What will my Local Authority collect? Click here for your guide to recyclable plastic.

100 Things You Should NEVER Throw in the Garbage (And What to Do With Them Instead) - less waste, low waste, zero waste #zerowaste #donate #recycle #reuse

Recycling can be confusing enough as it is. To help, here's what those little numbers in recycling symbols actually mean.

What do the recycling symbols & numbers on your plastic containers mean? We explain the seven different numbers and examples of each.

HOW TO: Use Old CDs for Mosaic Craft Projects - DIY Kitchen Backsplash Tips and Tricks: This instructable goes into detail about how we (my partner Renier and I) created a mosaic backsplash using CDs and the tips and tricks we learned along the way. The backsplash is truly impressive. When light shines on it, it creates beautiful color…