Creation Care – Ask the Waste Wizard

Do you find yourself sometimes wondering whether a particular item can go in the recycling bin? Given the changes from time to time in the list of items that are accepted for recycling pick up, some uncertainty is understandable. The Waste Wizard tool is an excellent resource that can alleviate potential confusion: click here to check any item. (You can also download the mobile app version by searching for "AVL Collects.”) Type in any item and learn whether it can be placed in curbside collection. If an item is not accepted, available disposal alternatives will be listed (Terracycle, Hard-to-Recycle collection, or garbage). 

Items that don’t belong in the recycling bin can ruin whole loads and can damage equipment, so please practice mindful recycling. (And remember that reducing and reusing are even better ways to care for the earth.) 

Janice B.

“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”
– Native American Proverb