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  2. Can you recycle wrapping paper, ribbon, gift bags? What to ...

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    But you can bring your plastic bags to a local grocery store’s plastic bag recycling center. Walmart, Food Lion, Harris Teeter, Lowe’s Foods and other grocery stores have plastic bag drop-off ...

  3. No, You Can't Recycle Wrapping Paper—Here's What to ... - AOL

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    Opt for reusable gift bags: Most paper gift bags can't be recycled for the same reasons as traditional wrapping paper, but if you have a stash of bags on hand already it's a great idea to reuse ...

  4. Paper recycling - Wikipedia

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    The process of waste paper recycling most often involves mixing used/old paper with water and chemicals to break it down. It is then chopped up and heated, which breaks it down further into strands of cellulose, a type of organic plant material; this resulting mixture is called pulp, or slurry.

  5. USPS Post Office Box Lobby Recycling program - Wikipedia

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    USPS "Slim Jim" recycling bin for unwanted mail. The program uses 23-US-gallon (87 L)-capacity plastic bins, which USPS refers to as "Slim Jims". [8] The bins have lockable lids and have a narrow insertion slot to maintain customer privacy and limit the potential of discarded mail being stolen for the harvesting of personal information.

  6. Waste sorting - Wikipedia

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    Dry waste includes wood and related products, metals and glass. Wet waste typically refers to organic waste usually generated by eating establishments and are heavy in weight due to dampness. With segregation, each form of waste goes into its category at the point of dumping or collection, but sorting happens after dumping or collection.

  7. 'Paper or plastic?' will no longer be a choice at California ...

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    In addition, beginning Jan. 1, 2028, the definition of a recycled paper bag would change from one made from 40% recycled material, to one with more than 50% recycled material.

  8. Environmental impact of paper - Wikipedia

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    There are three categories of paper that can be used as feedstocks for making recycled paper: mill broke, pre-consumer waste, and post-consumer waste. [69] [better source needed] Mill broke is paper trimmings and other paper scrap from the manufacture of paper, and is recycled internally in a paper mill. Pre-consumer waste is material that was ...

  9. California bans all plastic shopping bags at store checkouts ...

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    The new bill will change the definition of a “recycled paper bag” and require all bags using that label to be at least 50% post-consumer recycled materials starting Jan. 1, 2028.

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