Tuesday, November 15 is National Recycling Day! According to āNational Geographic,ā Americans send 64 tons of waste to landfills during their lifetime. Thatās 246 million tons of waste each year.* Therefore, to reduce this waste, itās important to put in a diligent effort to recycle more often.
Muscular Moving Men & Storage, a Phoenix moving company, has recycled and donated 1,000,000 lbs. of furniture and food back into the community. Justin Hodge, the president of Muscular Moving Men & Storage,Ā has four tips to help Arizonans safely recycle.
- Carefully purge documents ā You can still recycle shredded documents! Shred and review the material before you recycle to ensure that you donāt personal information is not legible.
- Recycle your electronics properlyĀ ā Do not put your used electronics in your recycling bināeven if all the data has been cleared! Check locally for electronics recycling events to take these materials to.
- Recycling goes beyond putting stuff in your āblue trash canāĀ ā If you have unwanted, gently used items, donate them to a local nonprofit, sell them at a yard sale, sell them on Facebook or give them to a used furniture shop. Also, consider purchasing your things second hand when you are shopping!
- Donāt recycle just to recycle ā Donāt put non-recyclable materials such as plastic bags and snack wrappers in your recycle bin. This makes additional work for the staff sorting through recycled materials. https://nationaltoday.com/national-recycling-day/
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