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Q: When we say your recycling should be clean and empty… what do we mean by “clean”? 🤔

A: Your items don’t have to be spotless—but they should be empty of food and liquid residue. Too much food and liquid in the bin can turn your recycling into trash! Give your containers a quick wipe with a spoon or spatula and rinse with soapy water. If you’ve got stubborn or sticky stuff, give it a scrape. Just get as much food off as possible, then toss it in the recycling bin! 

Save these tips for your Thanksgiving meal prep (or for when you polish off that last piece of pie 🥧😋). 

#RecycleSmart #RecycleSmartMA #RecyclingInMA #Reduce #Reuse #Recycle #Recycling #ZeroWaste #GoGreen #EcoFriendlyLiving #RecyclingMatters #ReduceWaste #ReduceReuseRecycle Reduce Waste Reuse Recycle #Sustainability #SustainableLiving #Massachusetts

Q: When we say your recycling should be clean and empty… what do we mean by “clean”? 🤔

A: Your items don’t have to be spotless—but they should be empty of food and liquid residue. Too much food and liquid in the bin can turn your recycling into trash! Give your containers a quick wipe with a spoon or spatula and rinse with soapy water. If you’ve got stubborn or sticky stuff, give it a scrape. Just get as much food off as possible, then toss it in the recycling bin!

Save these tips for your Thanksgiving meal prep (or for when you polish off that last piece of pie 🥧😋).

#RecycleSmart #RecycleSmartMA #RecyclingInMA #Reduce #Reuse #Recycle #Recycling #ZeroWaste #GoGreen #EcoFriendlyLiving #RecyclingMatters #ReduceWaste #ReduceReuseRecycle Reduce Waste Reuse Recycle #Sustainability #SustainableLiving #Massachusetts
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The second lives of textiles: What happens to clothes, shoes, and linens after drop-off in a collection bin?🤔 Good-condition items are reused or resold secondhand. Others are repurposed as items like insulation, stuffing, and wiping cloths, as long as they are dry and mold-free.

Learn more about textile recovery in MA (and why textiles don't belong in the trash): link in bio.

Search Beyond the Bin for textile collection locations near you: https://bit.ly/3DlDCdb

#RecycleSmart #RecycleSmartMA #RecyclingInMA #Reduce #Reuse #Recycle #Recycling #ZeroWaste #GoGreen #EcoFriendlyLiving #RecyclingMatters #ReduceWaste #ReduceReuseRecycle Reduce Waste Reuse Recycle #Sustainability #SustainableLiving #Massachusetts #NoWasteNovember #TextileRecycling #ClothesRecycling

The second lives of textiles: What happens to clothes, shoes, and linens after drop-off in a collection bin?🤔 Good-condition items are reused or resold secondhand. Others are repurposed as items like insulation, stuffing, and wiping cloths, as long as they are dry and mold-free.

Learn more about textile recovery in MA (and why textiles don`t belong in the trash): link in bio.

Search Beyond the Bin for textile collection locations near you: https://bit.ly/3DlDCdb

#RecycleSmart #RecycleSmartMA #RecyclingInMA #Reduce #Reuse #Recycle #Recycling #ZeroWaste #GoGreen #EcoFriendlyLiving #RecyclingMatters #ReduceWaste #ReduceReuseRecycle Reduce Waste Reuse Recycle #Sustainability #SustainableLiving #Massachusetts #NoWasteNovember #TextileRecycling #ClothesRecycling
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Hot off the press: The lineup for Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-Palooza is out! Join us the week of November 18 for three webinars: 

🥗Food Rescue in MA 
🔋Batteries are Everywhere! 
❓and an Ask Me Anything about Recycling. 

Register now to get the scoop on waste reduction in MA! Link in bio. 

#RecycleSmart #RecycleSmartMA #RecyclingInMA #Reduce #Reuse #Recycle #Recycling #ReduceWaste #ReduceReuseRecycle Reduce Waste Reuse Recycle #Sustainability #Massachusetts #RecyclingTip #Webinar #OnlyinMassachusetts #BreakingNews

Hot off the press: The lineup for Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-Palooza is out! Join us the week of November 18 for three webinars:

🥗Food Rescue in MA
🔋Batteries are Everywhere!
❓and an Ask Me Anything about Recycling.

Register now to get the scoop on waste reduction in MA! Link in bio.

#RecycleSmart #RecycleSmartMA #RecyclingInMA #Reduce #Reuse #Recycle #Recycling #ReduceWaste #ReduceReuseRecycle Reduce Waste Reuse Recycle #Sustainability #Massachusetts #RecyclingTip #Webinar #OnlyinMassachusetts #BreakingNews
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