I have a recycling bin but what do I throw into it? I know that you can put -plastic containers/bottles-aluminum cans -and.am I missing anything?
I depends on your cityYou'll need to go online or call the city recycling center and see what they will and won't takeOur city allows us to put almost anything in our recycling bins, but they won't take styrofoam, even though it has the little recycling mark on itI've also heard that cardboard in the form of milk/juice cartons is not really recyclable in a practical way because of the chemicals in itI kept finding styrofoam containers on the ground after recycling day pickup, because the guys just throw the unwanted stuff down I put in: glass, plastic, most paper and cardboard, metal cans (like vegetable cans)I take aluminum cans to a separate recycling facility to get cash for them, though the city will take them for sure, since that is what provides alot of the funds for the recycling programs in most citiesCheck the bottoms of plastic containers for the little recycling triangle, and usually if it has one, you can put it in the binHowever, I did live in one city that only took numbers 1-5 or something like that-instead of all the numbersHere are some things you can probably put in your bins you might not otherwise think of: sugar or flour bags (paper) junk mail, coupon trimmings, scrap paper cardboard backing from any kind of packaging sometimes the plastic form from around products in their packaging (my daughter's hair straightener package had a recycling mark on it) plastic plant pots you'd get plants in from garden centers plastic rings from around soda or beer can 6-packs boxes from any kind of boxed food for the most part (cereal, macaroni and cheese, and so on)
I would suggest slow cooking with a crock pot all day on the lowest setting then just about when you are ready to eat , say 5 throw them on the bbq
