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Hello [subscriber:firstname | default:reader]
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Happy New Year!
Here's to a less wasteful 2020! We hope Recycle This Pittsburgh will help you recycle more and make changes to cut back on hard-to-recycle items.
Over the winter break we had a number of requests based on the holiday season, so our latest posts are on these items.
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News in Recycling for Pittsburghers:
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New Items on Recycle This Pittsburgh
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A common Christmas holiday decoration, many people purchase these trees in December and then take them down by the end of January. The City of Pittsburgh provides a free Christmas Tree Recycling program which turns Christmas trees from city residents into free mulch for city residents. Not only does it reduce waste, it also is a great program for anyone with a garden that needs mulch in the spring.
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Ribbons and bows are popular accessories for wrapped gifts but they are not accepted in most recycling programs, including in the City of Pittsburgh.
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Tissue paper used for gift wrap is typically very thin and not good for paper recycling. This kind of paper is not accepted by Pittsburgh's curbside recycling. Instead, try to keep and reuse your tissue paper for future gifts. Or, if it's reached the end of its life and doesn't have any glitter or other embellishments embedded in it, you can compost it.
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Many kinds of wrapping paper are accepted by Pittsburgh's curbside recycling program, however there are a few quick tests you should do to make sure it's appropriate for recycling: First scrunch the paper up into a ball. If it keeps the ball shape when you let go, it's probably okay for recycling. You can also try tearing the paper- if you see a stretchy plastic film along the edges of the tear, don't put into curbside recycling, but if the tear edge looks fibrous, it's probably good for recycling.
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Thanks to this month's $5+ Patreon sponsors, Elise and Jim. ❤️
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Thank you Robin for suggesting tissue paper and wrapping paper. Have an item to suggest? Let us know.
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Spread the word and help Pittsburgh recycle better.
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