Acceptable
- Soda Bottles
- Beer Bottles
- Juice Containers
- Ketchup Bottles
- Wine and Liquor Bottles
- Food Containers
Not Acceptable
- Mirrors
- Ceramic Cups and Plates
- Clay Pots
- Crystal
- Light Bulbs
- Window Glass
- Heat Resistant Ovenware
- Drinking Glasses
Category Archives: Calhoun Recycling Center
Mixed Paper Only Program
What Can and Cannot be recycled
in the Mixed Paper Only Program?
WHY Recycle?
- REDUCES POLLUTION
· Manufacturing products from recycled paper reduces water pollution by 35% and air pollutants by 73%.
· Using recycled steel in manufacturing cuts down on 76% of the water pollutants, 86% of the air pollutants, and 97% of the mining wastes. - REDUCES NEED FOR LANDFILLS
· In the US, landfills include more than 80% of all solid waste.
· Recycling helps to reduce landfill space and disposal costs. - REDUCES LITTER
· Litter is a costly as well as unsightly problem US-tax payers are charged with.
· $500 million every year goes to pick up litter by crews along state highways.