The five main materials being sorted at a single stream recycling facility
Paper, steel, glass, aluminum, plastic
200
A reusable item
grocery bag, water bottle, food container, metal/silicon straw, cup
300
Apple Core
Trash or Compost
300
Styrofoam Cup
Unknown
300
How does trash find its way to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
Illegal dumping; marine vessels; litter from land
300
The cross belt magnet separates this from the other recyclables
Steel
300
Why buy in bulk instead of individually wrapped packages?
Less packaging produces less waste.
400
Styrofoam
Trash
400
Rubber Sole of a Boot
50-80 Years
400
Why can't we just scoop up the trash in the ocean?
Illusive, changes shape; like soup, not just on the surface of the water, meters below; too costly and potentially harmful to marine life; would take years to clean a fraction of it up