Happy Tuesday!

As I look around my neighborhood I see more and more people putting out the recycle bin each week. :-) I’m pretty conscious about recycling and try to recycle everything. I always have to remind myself of the things that can’t be recycled (like plastic forks and spoons).  It’s pretty easy to recycle around the house, but it’s creating that habit!  You have to be mindful of what you are throwing in the trash.  I’ve read that San Antonio has the largest curb-side recycling program in Texas!  Isn’t that awesome?  Let’s continue doing our part in helping the earth and putting less in our landfills.

San Antonio is making it easy for us to recycle by providing bins.  If you need a bin call the San Antonio information line at 311. 

If you have a creative way of recycling share it!  I love to hear how other people make recycling work in their homes.

So here are the do’s and don’ts of recycling:

What you can recycle: 

• Aluminum cans
• Brown paper bags
• Flattened cardboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes, etc.)
• Catalogs, magazines and phone books
• White or colored paper
• Paperback books
• Envelopes and file folders
• Glass bottles and jars (jelly, mustard, mayonnaise, etc)
• Meat trays
• Newspapers and junk mail
• Plastic bottles and jugs (remove lids and rinse containers)
• Tin and steel cans
• Empty aerosol cans
• Paper towel/toilet paper cores
• Non-metallic gift wrap
• Prescription and medicine bottles

What you can’t recycle:

• Plastic bags including dry cleaning bags and outer wrap from products such as paper towels and bathroom tissue. (Please return to HEB.  The have bins at entrance) 
• Auto Parts and Motor Oil Containers
• Clothing and Shoes
• Diapers
• Plastic Utensils
• Syringes or Medical Items
• Paper towels/Tissue/Toilet Paper
•  Coat Hangers...plastic and wire (Take wire hangers to Pilgrims or Clothesline Cleaners and donate your plastic to Goodwill)
  

Click on www.sanantonio.gov/swmd/ to visit the SA waste management site for more information.