Solid Waste & Recycling Newsletter
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Solid Waste & Recycling Newsletter |
Special Delivery! Tips for How to Properly Recycle Cardboard BoxesWe all love getting a package in the mail - especially around the holidays - but are we recycling our cardboard boxes and inside packing materials correctly? Ninety-six percent of Americans have made an online purchase, and 80 percent of us shop online each month! Much of our online shopping packaging consists of corrugated cardboard shipping boxes. Recycling these boxes decreases solid waste disposal in landfills, provides new fiber to make new paper products, uses less raw material and energy, and creates jobs. Recycling is an important part of the circular economy, ensuring valuable materials are used again instead of ending up in the landfill where they have no value. In 2017, the paper recycling industry collected, sorted and processed $8.1 billion worth of recycled fiber, creating jobs and supporting the economy. How to Properly Recycle a Cardboard Box
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We Want To Hear From You!Is there a topic you'd like to learn more about or a public event or workshop related to recycling (organics, textiles, traditional recyclables, etc.) you'd like the greater community to know more about? E-mail us at organicrecycling@dec.ny.gov and it could be featured in an upcoming Solid Waste & Recycling Newsletter. |