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IT’S YOUR TURN!
By Heather R. Taft, Ph.D.
You can be a hero for the environment! See page 11 for a few ideas.
And check out this pile of trash. How many of these things can you recycle?
Communities have their own recycling rules, so find out what can
be recycled where you live. Here are some common guidelines.
RECYCLE NOT
THESE! THESE!
Paper Paper
(unless it’s towels
wadded, and
greasy, or wet) napkins
Flattened Loose
boxes
bottle caps
(they fall out
of the
machine)
Glass
bottles
Plastic
cups
Soda
cans
Light
bulbs*
Batteries*
Plastic
bottles
Tin cans
Foam
cartons
* Recycle these as hazardous waste—not in the regular recycling bin. APRIL 2020 25
