The figures quoted are only for the collection of dry recyclables, for example paper and glass. |
Money obtained from selling recyclables is used to subsidise the service, but the costs of collection are much greater. |
Beachcombers there collected 26,940 pounds of recyclables and 91,000 pounds of trash. |
Suppose in addition to your blue bin for recyclables, you had a green one for kitchen scraps? |
I always clean my apartment, separate my plastic recyclables from my trash, and I never turn the stereo loud enough for the neighbors to hear. |
When it comes to sorting people's green-box recyclables, glass and metal are at opposite ends of the spectrum. |