Recycling News

Grease just might be the word. If you’ve ever wondered whether all, some or none of your corrugated cardboard box can by recycled — check out our solved mystery.

Students at Ranger Elementary School in Murphy, North Carolina designed and built this beautiful mural from recycled plastic bottle caps (photo by Michelle Mock)

It’s an exciting time for recycling enthusiasts as Curbie expands its portfolio of accepted recyclable materials! Curbie is continuously striving to be a part of the solution towards a greener planet and, in the process, it’s making recycling at home easier than ever.

Taking Recycling Up a Notch with Hard2Recycle Events

Plastic bags and strapping clog up Curbie’s recycling machinery, and cause wasted time and equipment damage.

There’s a reason that the three Rs go in this order: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. To truly reduce your environmental impact, recycling should be the last step after you’ve exhausted the other two options.

Probably not immediately, but many municipalities are taking a dim view of it. Because styrofoam waste takes up so much space and takes so long to decompose, cities like Minneapolis and Seattle have banned to-go containers made of polystyrene foam, also known as styrofoam. Every little bit makes the job easier, don’t you agree?

Only food, beverage, personal care or household plastic containers are accepted.