Only certain takeout containers are recyclable in most places. Putting errant boxes in the blue bin only clogs up the system.

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WM provides a list of three rules to follow when recycling. One: recycle bottles, cans, paper and cardboard. Two: keep food ...

From its status as the symbol of roadside trash in the 1970s, the humble aluminum can has risen to become the single most valuable commodity in the national recycling stream. While aluminum cans ...

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