Fewer people in California recycled compared to 2020, new data from CalRecycle shows. But if you're doing your part in recycling to make it a better Earth, here's how to make sure you're doing it the right way.
Fewer people in California recycled compared to 2020, new data shows. But if you're doing your part in recycling to make it a better Earth, here's how to make sure you're doing it the right way.CalRecycle released new data Tuesday on America Recycles Day, which shows the statewide recycling rate dropped from 2020.
"While that is not where we would like to be, I see this as an opportunity, a true opportunity for us to look at how we can do more. Like the video highlighted, Californians are recycling everything from tires to e-waste to our beverage containers at record numbers, but there is more for us yet to do.
The City of San Leandro allowed residents to properly dispose of items such as pharmaceuticals, household batteries and even DVDs at the Marina Community Center Tuesday. Residents had to register ahead of time.When recycling plastic food containers, Tonya Alves Richardson, Solid Waste & Recycling Specialist with San Leandro, said they ask their residents to make sure the containers are clean and dry.
"There is the whole tension between, 'We live in the Bay area, we have a drought,'" Richardson said. "'How much cleaning are we going to do of our containers?' So we try to send the message.. a quick rinse of a jar or some other kind of container that you're going to put in your recycling. But it is important that it's dry so it doesn't contaminate the other materials that are in the recycling bin.
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