Does tearing things into shreds help with recycling?
You want to flatten all boxes. So cereal boxes included, as well as any other paper, or cardboard box. No, you should divide paper and plastic, glass, or aluminum. It makes more work for the people at the recycling facilities if you don’t, and I don’t know if they recycle them, because I think certain recyclables go to certain factories and some go to others. For example, if you put paper and plastic in the same bin, and it is the plastic recycling bin, it will go to the plastic recycling factory and I don’t know what happens to the paper. You could check the recycling bin at your apartment and see what it takes, it usually says on it. Or ask a neighbor or something. I think that is great that you are taking the initiative. Right on!!
