DID YOU KNOW? 🌎 – Recycle Right

In keeping with IIWMAC’s September sustainability theme, “Recycle Right”, we’d like to answer a few more common questions we receive about recycling.
Did you know that Amazon’s plastic packaging is recyclable with plastic bags at Hannaford Supermarkets in Dover? All paper labels must be removed from all plastic bags and plastic mailers.
Did you know that when recycling a plastic container, if the cap for the container is smaller than 2”x2” it should be kept on the plastic container when recycled? Any cap smaller than 2”x2” will fall through the filters at the recycling facility and be thrown in the garbage if not attached. For example, single use water bottles should have their caps kept on when recycled.
Did you know that currently, waxed cartons of milk, juice, broth and soup, etc. are not recyclable? They should be thrown in the garbage along with their plastic caps. Keep in mind that, due to the ever-shifting market for recyclables, this could change in the future. If so, we will let you know! In the meantime, milk and juice jugs are recyclable as well as cans for soup and broth.
Join us on Tuesday, September 19 at 630pm at the Durham Public Library for a panel presentation and discussion debunking the myths around recycling. This presentation is in collaboration with the Department of Public Works and the Durham Public Library.
Brought to you by the IWMAC Committee
Questions about recycling or composting? Email us at DurhamRecycles603@gmail.com