The online workshop will answer common questions surrounding recycling issues such as curbside collection, hard-to-recycle materials and pharmaceutical disposal.
While the Recycling & Waste Reduction webinar is free, pre-registration is required by visiting PRC’s Webinars webpage or emailing nancym@prc.org.
PRC conservation workshop webinars are sponsored by Green Mountain Energy.
“By taking part in a one-hour webinar, individuals can learn general guidelines for which materials to leave curbside, which items to toss into the trash and what options are available for disposing of hard-to-recycle and specialty materials,” according to PRC Education Program Coordinator Nancy Martin. “Participants are always surprised to hear me say the words ‘When in doubt, throw it out,’ but people should not place their K-cups, yogurt containers, takeout clamshells and many other plastic items in a recycling bin.”
Martin points out that rules vary by location, so residents should always check with their local municipalities for specific recycling instructions.
The following materials are accepted by nearly all curbside collection programs in Pennsylvania:
-- Plastic Bottles, Jars & Jugs – includes all containers with a screw-top lid and a neck narrower than the body
-- Steel & Aluminum Cans – labels are okay but remove all food and lightly rinse
-- Corrugated Cardboard – flatten; labels and tape are okay
-- Mixed Paper – includes magazines, junk mail, newspaper, office paper, paper bags and paperboard such as cereal boxes
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PRC is Pennsylvania’s oldest grassroots environmental organization founded in 1939. PRC has worked to protect resources for future generations through environmental education, recycling, waste diversion programs, anti-litter campaigns and other initiatives.
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[Posted: August 2, 2021] PA Environment Digest
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