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A pile of junk mail. The Post Office Box Lobby Recycling program is a project of the United States Postal Service (USPS) that was created on October 28, 2008, for mail customers to recycle paper items, using recycling bins placed in the customer lobbies of post office buildings. [3] [4] Some of the goals of the program are to reduce the amount ...
Windowed envelope. US Patent 701,839 for a windowed envelope. Modern envelope with a single window for the recipient address. A windowed envelope is a conventional envelope with a transparent (typically PET or BOPS Bi-oriented polystyrene [1] plastic film) window to allow the recipient's address to be printed on the paper contained within.
Cell phones and other electronics. Junk cars. Wine corks. Cardboard boxes. Cooking Oil. 1. Scrap Metal. Scrap metal is one of the more profitable materials to recycle. Copper, steel and aluminum ...
Padded envelope. A padded envelope by Bubble Wrap. A padded envelope, also known as a padded or cushioned mailer, or jiffy bag in the United Kingdom, is an envelope incorporating protective padding to protect items during shipping. The padding is usually thick paper, bubble wrap, or foam.
The city recommends trying “the scrunch test”: “If you can scrunch wrapping paper into a ball and it stays together, it can be recycled. If it does not hold, it must be thrown in the garbage ...
Find out if bottle caps (both plastic and metal) are recyclable in your area. If plastic bottle caps are recyclable, keep the caps on. If they’re not, remove the caps before recycling the ...
Gift bags. • Raleigh Curbside Recycling: Yes. Ribbon and other non-paper handles must be removed. Glittery gift bags must be trashed. • Wake County Convenience Centers: Yes. Remove ribbon and ...
Recycling centers across the country each have their own guidelines for what you can recycle. In New York City, for example, you're free to add your used pizza box to the recycling with the rest ...