Re: Pearls Before Swine: Rat The Luddite

On 8/16/2024 11:56 AM, Chris Buckley wrote:

[1] I tend to stress this because, until 10 or 15 or so years ago lids
could only be recycled if they were ferrous metal or larger than 3
inches (something to do with jamming the grinders). Bottle caps were
not at all. But then lids/caps still attached to the bottle/jar became
recyclable regardless of size. Whether this represented any particular
/desire/ to process them or whether it was just to keep them from
messing up the grinders by being attached to something larger I have
no idea.

Interesting. In our area, lids/tops can be recycled but they need to be
separated from the jar or bottle, even if both are plastic. Different
sorts of plastics are recycled separately.
 Chris

I moved from one place where they had to be separated to a location where they don't.  Thing is that the move wasn't that far and I'm pretty sure the two waste management companies use the same recycling facility.
What gets me is that many bottles of spray cleaners come with a wrap over the bottle. The wrap has all the printing, the actual bottle is just a clear bottle. The wrap is NOT recyclable and must be removed before putting the bottle in the recycling.