What you CAN Recycle
This type of cardboard, commonly used for shipping boxes, is widely accepted and should be flattened before recycling.
What is corrugated cardboard?
What are disposable diapers?
This item is pulped with water, screened, and pressed. It most commonly becomes this type of product used in shipping.
What is new cardboard or corrugated boxes?
Turning the heat down and wearing a sweater reduces energy consumption and decreases emissions of this major greenhouse gas.
What is CO₂?
Reusing this type of container for water instead of buying new ones reduces plastic waste and saves money.
What is a reusable water bottle?
These breakable containers, used for sauces or drinks, are often recyclable as long as they’re rinsed and lid-free.
What are glass jars/bottles?
Many coffee cups, take out containers and packing peanuts are never recycleable because they are made of this.
What is Styrofoam?
Recycling one ton of this common office item saves 7,000 gallons of water and 17 mature trees.
What is paper?
Buying products with minimal or no packaging reduces this type of waste that often ends up in landfills.
What is packaging waste?
What item, frequently found in the dairy isle can be repurposed to store food?
What are yogurt containers?
In most U.S. towns, including Lander, only these two types of plastic—identified by the numbers on the bottom—are widely accepted.
What are #1 & #2 Plastics?
This paper product (common after birthdays and lunch meetings) is recyclable only if it’s clean (which it rarely is)—oil or food contamination lowers recovery rates.
What is a pizza box?
This item is crushed into tiny pieces called “cullet.” This material is then used to make new bottles or sometimes mixed into this construction material, as it is chemically similar to sand.
What are glass bottles?
Carpooling or biking to school reduces personal emissions by lowering the use of this fossil fuel.
What is gasoline?
This popular type of reusable shopping item replaces single-use plastic bags at most grocery stores.
What is a cloth tote bag?
This item, commonly used for storing beverages, CAN be recycled in Lander, and has an infinite recycling loop, because it does not loose quality or structural integrity when recycled.
What are aluminum cans?
These plastic containers, often used for greens, are made from a similar material to bottles but can not be easily recycled.
What are plastic clamshell containers?
This item is chopped, washed, and remelted into tiny pellets. These pellets are often made into these everyday items, like polyester fibers, fleece clothing or backpacks.
What are plastic bottles?
One way to reduce consumption is to purchase __________ products that will last longer.
What is durable?
What artist(s) had a 2012 hit song that promoted the practice of reusing?
What is Macklemore & Ryan Lewis?
These common items jam equipment when recycled- and must be taken to separate drop-off locations, often located in grocery stores.
What are plastic bags or film plastic?
Although many are plastic, these items, common in households with young children, aren’t recyclable because they contain multiple components—like screws, wires, rubber, or batteries.
What are toys?
This recycled material is melted and rolled into sheets that can be remade into the same object. This process saves 90-95% of the energy needed to make the item from new/raw materials?
What is aluminum?
Reducing food waste helps cut emissions of this potent greenhouse gas produced in landfills.
What is methane?
This term describes a business model where products are designed to be repaired, upgraded, or kept in circulation as long as possible
What is the circular economy?