Nearly Half of Consumers Fail Recycling Quiz

July 31, 2019

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[/av_textblock] [av_textblock size='16' font_color='' color='' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size='' admin_preview_bg=''] A new survey by Republic found that Americans need to do some homework when it comes to recycling.

“Most consumers care about the environment and want to recycle – but many of them are genuinely unsure about how and what to recycle,” says Pete Keller, vice president of recycling and sustainability. “About one-third of what people put in their recycling containers doesn’t belong there.”

When it came to selecting non-recyclable items, survey respondents overwhelming gave wrong answers:

65% thought plastic grocery bags could be recycled curbside;
53% believed aluminum foil is recyclable; and
41% picked clothing as a recycling container item.

What you put in your recycling container is more important than how much you put in there. You can become an A student in recycling by following the rule “when in doubt, throw it out” and sticking to these three categories of materials:

Paper and cardboard
Metal or aluminum cans
Plastic bottles and jugs

To learn more, read this month’s Beyond the Blue blog post.
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