Can I recycle paper with Wite-Out on it?
Wite-Out isn’t considered a problem, mostly because it’s used in such trivial amounts. It will likely flake off in the pulper, and the resulting chips will get screened out. So go ahead and toss in those early drafts of your magnum opus. How bad is it, really, to throw the occasional greasy pizza box in with your recycling? Diligent recyclers know that food-contaminated paper is an item non grata in your curbside bin. There are a few reasons for this. For one thing, it means increased costs at the sorting facility. Baled paper can sit for weeks before it gets pulped—plenty of time for any food particles to spoil and rot, making life highly unpleasant for the mill workers. Finally, greases and oils can be tough to remove completely. Whether or not that’s going to be a problem depends on what the mill is making—a bit of grease won’t be a big deal if the end product is brown grocery bags or tissue paper, but it could easily ruin a batch of white office paper. Pizza boxes may not be the wo
