Holiday Recycling Tips

Dec 9

Americans have 25% more waste between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. So chances are, your household will have some stuff that you're not sure what to do with.

Ridwell is here to help you be a better recycler this season. Join Ridwell now!

Know where it goes

With all those extra packages, presents, and decorations during the holidays, we'll help you get rid of stuff the right way this season!

Recycling

Paper & cardboard, metal cans, and hard plastic.

Trash or Reuse

Ribbons & bows and foiled or glittery wrapping paper.

What Ridwell can save from the trash

Thin plastic overwrap, bubblewrap, Styrofoam, packing peanuts, plastic shipping envelopes, batteries, light bulbs & holiday lights, clean plastic utensils, wine corks.

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Recycling Tips

Paper & Cardboard

Flattened cardboard, newspaper, magazines, office paper and common mail can be recycled as long as they aren’t contaminated by food, liquid or waste.

PROTIP: Don't recycle the foil or glittery wrapping paper! That stuff is a mixed material: plastic and metal and is best reused!

Metal

Before recycling food and drink cans, remove paper or plastic labels and clean out any food or liquid! That can result in mold.

PROTIP: Pieces of metal smaller than 3 inches need to be thrown away or reused! They fall through the cracks.

Hard Plastic

Hard plastics, like toy packaging, milk jugs, and yogurt containers can all go in your recycling bin if they've been well-rinsed.

PROTIP: Flexible plastics like grocery bags, bubble wrap, and styrofoam go to Ridwell or else must be thrown away!

Aliya Marder