Things you can Recycle

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Paper

Paper is a valuable recyclable material but only when it is clean. Many different kinds of paper can be recycled, including white office paper, newspaper, colored office paper, cardboard, ...

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Plastic bottles

Did You Know? Globally, more than a million plastic bottles are sold every single minute. In the U.S., only 30% of these bottles are ... Learn how to correctly use or thorw these bottles. There are endless possibilities, you just need the will to try.

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Glass

Glass is 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without loss in quality or purity. Glass is made from readily-available domestic materials, such as sand, ... Don't throw away your glass products, learn how you can use/dispose them...

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Newspapers

Newspaper is easily recycled through many curbside recycling programs and can be made into new newsprint and other materials. Find a location to recycle newspaper in your area using the recycling search tool at the end of this article. .

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Plastic Bags

Plastic bags are among the most common sources of marine debris, where they can be mistaken as food by birds and fish. Recycling a ton of plastic bags (about 450,000 bags) saves 11 barrels of oil. Learn how to correctly dispose and use the plasic bags in yout house

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Cardboard

Cardboard is a high quality recyclable material made of paper. Most common forms are corrugated cardboard and grey paperboard, which is used for paper boxes and packaging material. Most cardboard can be recycled, such as boxes, plates, tubes, fiberboard, and paperboard.

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Cans

Next to paper, bottles and cans are the most commonly recycled materials in the United States. This category represents all glass, plastic and metal/aluminum containers. Recycling these items:



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Magazines

Magazines are fairly easy to recycle once you are finished with them. Most curbside programs accept them for recycling. Many recycling centers will take them also. Collections of magazines may be valuable to collectors, depending on their age and condition.

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Disposable bags

All the national grocery retailers (such as Kroger, Safeway, Target and Walmart) and many... located near the front entrance. Use the Recycling Search to find a location near you — just enter your ZIP code.

Recycling Centers Near You

Here are some recycling centers near you; where you can start off you journey!

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Central Jersey Recycling

Edison, New Jersey

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Metuchen Recycling

Metuchen, New Jersey

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South Pl. Recycling Center

Plainfield, New Jersey

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Iselin Recycling

Iselin, New Jersey