All businesses in NYC are now required to recycle metal, glass, plastic, beverage cartons, paper, cardboard, as well as certain other items depending on business size and type.
What do you throw in the recycle bin?
The right thing to do is put the right recyclables in the recycling container and non-recyclables into garbage containers. Recyclables with the greatest impact are bottles, cans, paper and cardboard.
What can be recycled in Dutchess County?
What can be recycled in Dutchess County? All paper and cardboard - Newspaper, magazines (including glossy coated and inserts) cereal boxes, junk mail, telephone books, paper towel rolls, cartons, and more can be recycled.
What are 5 recyclable items?
- Newspapers. Newspapers are one of the easiest materials to recycle.
- Mixed Paper.
- Glossy Magazines and Ads.
- Cardboard.
- Paperboard.
- Plastic Drink Bottles.
- Plastic Product Bottles.
- Aluminum Cans.
What is the most profitable item to recycle?
- Aluminum cans and plastic bottles.
- Old cooking oil.
- Old electronics, computers, and appliances.
- Car batteries.
- Scrap metal.
What household items can be recycled for money?
- Scrap Metal. Scrap metal is one of the more profitable materials to recycle.
- Bottles and Cans. One Penny Hoarder writer made $1,500 cashing in soda cans he collected at work.
- Car Batteries.
- Ink Cartridges.
- Electronics.
- Junk Cars.
- The Rest of Your Unwanted Stuff.
What things can and Cannot be recycled?
- Paper: office paper, magazines, newspapers and junk mail.
- Cardboard.
- Green, clear and brown glass bottles and jars.
- Juice and milk cartons.
- All hard plastic bottles and containers marked, but no lids please.
- Steel (tin) and aluminium cans and empty aerosols.
What materials should not be recycled?
- Garbage.
- Food waste.
- Food-tainted items (such as: used paper plates or boxes, paper towels, or paper napkins)
- Ceramics and kitchenware.
- Windows and mirrors.
- Plastic wrap.
- Packing peanuts and bubble wrap.
- Wax boxes.
What items are actually recyclable?
- Paper including newspapers, magazines, and mixed paper.
- Cardboard (OCC)
- Glass bottles and jars.
- Rigid plastic products.
- Metal containers, including tin, aluminum, and steel cans.
- Food waste, if your city has an organics collection program.
What can be recycled in Ithaca?
- Cardboard & mixed paper. Clean pizza boxes, cereal boxes, newspaper, mail, magazines, office paper, and paperback books.
- Glass containers. Clear, green, and brown glass food and beverage containers.
- Metal cans & foil.
- Plastic containers.
- Paper cartons and drink boxes.
How do I sort my recycling in NYC?
Recycling should be separated into two bins, containers or bags. Metal, glass, plastic and cartons go together, in the blue bin. Please empty and rinse metal, glass, plastic and cartons containing food before recycling. Mixed paper and carboard can go together in the green bin.