Flat lids on plastic containers, i.e. cottage cheese containers, salad containers, etc., cannot be recycled. The sorting equipment sensors “read” these items as paper, not plastic, and they end up in the wrong bin. But some lids are made of corn and can be composted.
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[su_posts posts_per_page=”1″ tax_term=”2703″ order=”desc” orderby=”rand”] Furthermore, what can and Cannot be composted?
Meat, Bones, Fish, Fats, Dairy – These products can “overheat” your compost pile (not to mention make it stinky and attract animals). Synthetic Chemicals – Certain lawn and garden chemicals (herbicides – pesticides) can withstand the composting process and will remain in the finished compost.
Also, what Cannot be recycled list? Items that cannot be recycled:
- Plastic bags or recyclables inside plastic bags.
- Takeaway coffee cups.
- Disposable nappies.
- Garden waste.
- Polystyrene (foam)
- Bubble wrap.
- Syringes or medical waste.
- Dead animals.
what can be recycled or composted?
Food scraps, soiled paper, & yard trimmings go in the compost cart – this includes anything from coffee grounds and napkins, to spoiled foods and peels. Paper, cardboard, glass bottles, aluminum/tin cans, hard plastics, bundled plastic bags & thin (film) plastics go into the recyclables cart.
Why are biodegradable products not recyclable?
Biodegradable plastic, for example, does not fully decompose in a landfill because the necessary oxygen to decompose a product is too low in the landfill. This plastic isn’t recyclable, either and can even degrade the quality of plastic if it’s added to the recycling.