North Shore Recycling Drop-off Depot not collected through the curbside Blue Box/Blue Bag/Yellow Bag/Blue Cart?
The NSRP’s recycling drop-off depot provides the opportunity for the collection of additional materials due to more space and access to compacting equipment to compact the materials. Due to truck capacity, time constraints, logistics and volume, it is not realistic to collect the same materials at curbside as are collected at the recycling depot. Do I need to remove the label from metal cans? Yes, please. Paper labels on metal cans are relatively easy to remove. If paper is included in the metal stream, it is considered a contaminant. The problem is that during the recycling process, the metal is melted at high temperatures, and if enough paper is present, flash fires can erupt in the furnace, endangering the workers and producing impurities in the end product. These impurities cause the metal to be downgraded, thereby reducing the revenue received for the material by the program. Do I need to remove the label from glass bottles? No, you do not need to remove the label from glass bottl
