An important thing to remember about using the blue dustbin is to keep glass in another container such as a curby or a bucket as well as and no plastic bags are allowed there.
We generally just grab the cans, cardboard, paper and plastic tubs and throw them into the big blue rolling container. And when the big tub is full, we just roll it out to the sidewalk and the process starts all over again. But we do not think of recycling the stuffs in an efficient way.
But do we know how to recycle it?
Well, the Staff members at the city of Gresham have thought a lot about this and provides us with some some guidelines to help recycling go as smoothly as possible. Recycling refresher on using the blue roll carts
Gresham’s blue roll carts were introduced first in summer 2007, the amount of residential recycling collected in the city has increased and feedback from the public has been overwhelmingly positive, says Recycling and Solid Waste city staff.
They also say-“To keep the community’s recycling success moving forward, Gresham’s haulers need your help on a few issues.”
There are some tips given by Gresham’s haulers:
* Never include plastic bags with recycling. These get tangled up in the processing equipment and cause serious problems for processors. You can recycle plastic bags at most grocery stores.
* Always keep glass bottles and jars in a separate curby/bin from other recyclables. Broken glass shards are too difficult to separate from other recyclables.
*Place garbage and recycling containers out with adequate space for the trucks to lift each bin. Many of the collection trucks are using automated arms and need 3 feet between containers, and no obstruction from trees, cars and basketball hoops, to work properly.
*Only put out your recycling roll cart when it is full.
*Make your weekly “garbage day,” and you get up early to roll out your blue recycling cart to the curb before the trucks start coming down the street to empty your container.
So let’s give our hand to Gresham’s haulers to get a pollution free environment.
We generally just grab the cans, cardboard, paper and plastic tubs and throw them into the big blue rolling container. And when the big tub is full, we just roll it out to the sidewalk and the process starts all over again. But we do not think of recycling the stuffs in an efficient way.
But do we know how to recycle it?
Well, the Staff members at the city of Gresham have thought a lot about this and provides us with some some guidelines to help recycling go as smoothly as possible. Recycling refresher on using the blue roll carts
Gresham’s blue roll carts were introduced first in summer 2007, the amount of residential recycling collected in the city has increased and feedback from the public has been overwhelmingly positive, says Recycling and Solid Waste city staff.
They also say-“To keep the community’s recycling success moving forward, Gresham’s haulers need your help on a few issues.”
There are some tips given by Gresham’s haulers:
* Never include plastic bags with recycling. These get tangled up in the processing equipment and cause serious problems for processors. You can recycle plastic bags at most grocery stores. * Always keep glass bottles and jars in a separate curby/bin from other recyclables. Broken glass shards are too difficult to separate from other recyclables.
*Place garbage and recycling containers out with adequate space for the trucks to lift each bin. Many of the collection trucks are using automated arms and need 3 feet between containers, and no obstruction from trees, cars and basketball hoops, to work properly.
*Only put out your recycling roll cart when it is full.
*Make your weekly “garbage day,” and you get up early to roll out your blue recycling cart to the curb before the trucks start coming down the street to empty your container.
So let’s give our hand to Gresham’s haulers to get a pollution free environment.
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