So the province of Ontario where I live started recycling more products at the start of the New Year. I noticed that Styrofoam, toothpaste tubes, deodorant, chip bags, snack wrappers, plastic bags, packaging and film are now on the list of recyclables. It made me realize how much plastic we use, I am now recycling so much plastic that used to go in the garbage! If I have been storing fruit in a ziploc, it is easy to rinse it out and put it in the recyclables. However I am unsure about toothpaste tubes, I think they may have to be cleaned out first? It may not be worth doing that. Anyway I am happy to recycle all our plastic.
Trying to avoid all the plastic, but it seems quite difficult to get rid all of them..so recycle is definitely a wise decision for economy and nature.
ReplyDeleteIt's eye-opening to see how much plastic we actually use, and even small habits like rinsing and recycling what you can make a meaningful environmental difference
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ReplyDeleteAny increase in recycling is to be welcomed. I can't imagine cleaning out toothpaste tubes, though.
ReplyDeleteToothpaste tubes? I'm not sure about those, either, Christine. Hope this expanded recycling effort works out for your province!
ReplyDeleteI wish more places recycled. Good for your province.
ReplyDeleteWe've been putting our plastics in the orange bag for recycling. That would be troublesome about the tooth paste though.
ReplyDeleteRecycling is getting more complicated. Great that you do so much recycling.
ReplyDeletePlastic is EVERYWHERE :-( Great to recycle though :-D
ReplyDeleteRecycling is a good thing. Recycling has been around for many years. There is an awful lot of plastic! Do you recycle biowaste? Here, composting is mandatory or municipal biowaste collection is in our own waste container. The container is emptied by a waste transport truck every week or so. We collect plastics, mixed waste, biowaste, and newspapers in our own container.
ReplyDeleteit is good to have recycling things.....
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful! Unfortunately we actually had reduced what can be recycled, so we're going backwards...
ReplyDeletethanks again
ReplyDeleteGood for you! We do a lot of recycling around here but we could do better.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts are very similar to jabblog's . . . any increase in recycling must be good but not sure about cleaning out toothpaste tubes!
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Siempre es bueno reciclar. Te mando un beso
ReplyDeleteAnne we do also recycle biowaste.
ReplyDeleteThose are interesting items but good if they can be recycled. It is amazing how many things are plastic and then get thrown out.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how they clean out a toothpaste tube. Yes, plastic is major. I wash and dry most ziplock bags and reuse them till... well, till I can't.
ReplyDeleteJeanie I was able to wash out a toothpaste tube and it was fine for recycle. It does take water to do that.
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