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Dear Recycle Lady

Dear Recycle Lady,  Where do white paper bags recycle? Colored paper bags? Red bags? Bag Lady Dear Bag Lady, White paper bags are recycled with white office paper. However, before putting them in the recycle bin be sure they are not wax-coated or plastic coated, and that they are clean...

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Dear Recycle Lady,  Last week you wrote that frozen food boxes could be recycled. What about food that is frozen in bags? Need More Information Dear Need More Information, Frozen food bags are a type of flexible packaging that is not recyclable. Flexible packaging, sometimes called plastic pouches, is made...

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Dear Recycle Lady,  Are the boxes that contain frozen meals, frozen pizzas, and frozen vegetables recyclable, even if they are slick to the touch? Thank you.  Trying to do better Dear Trying to do better, Good question. The boxes that contain frozen food can be recycled if they are clean,...

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Dear Recycle Lady,  I know that small plastic lids can’t be recycled. What about small metal lids that come on bottles and jars? Are they recyclable? Recyclable or Not Recyclable Dear Recyclable or Not Recyclable, The size and the material of the metal lid determines whether or not it is...

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Dear Recycle Lady,  I have been tearing off the corner of stapled papers before putting them in recycling. Is it possible to recycle paper with staples in it? Interested Recycler Dear Interested Recycler, Yes, paper can be recycled with staples left in it. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),...

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Dear Recycle Lady,  Last week you said not to flush medications, however, I found information that says certain drugs can be flushed. See the website, www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-update/where-and-how-dispose-unused-medicines. It has some good information. Proper Disposal is Important Dear Proper Disposal is Important, Thanks for the informative website. The FDA recommendation is to...

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Dear Recycle Lady, My New Year’s resolution was to increase my recycling, so I am going to begin recycling can labels. Which recycle bin do I put the labels in? Also, I would like to know why labels must be removed from aluminum cans, but not steel cans. Resolute Recycler...

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Dear Readers,   As exciting project is coming to this area! Boy Scout Troop 70 and Montwell Commons are collaborating to meet the Trex Challenge - recycling 1,000 pounds of #2 and #4 plastic film over the next year. Cole Morgan of Renick, an Eagle Scout candidate, is organizing this as...

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Dear Recycle Lady,   We live in Lewisburg and have weekly trash pickup by Greenbrier Valley Solid Waste trucks. Is it true that having trash pickup in Lewisburg includes curbside pickup for our recyclables? Hopeful Dear Hopeful, Yes, it is true that citizens of Lewisburg with weekly trash pickup also have...

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Dear Recycle Lady,   What is an ecological footprint? Is it the same as a carbon footprint? Another New Term Dear Another New Term, Good Question. An ecological footprint, according to treehugger.com, is a method of gauging humans’ dependence on natural resources by calculating how much of the environment is needed...

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