What is the proper way to collect paper for recycling?
Paper recycling, whether at curbside or a drop-off sites, is generally very simple. On rainy days, don’t place newspaper, corrugated boxes and any other paper materials out because it will get wet. That’s important because when the recycling facility is processing the paper for sale, they have to keep wet paper to a minimum because the paper mill buying the paper doesn’t want to pay for waterlogged materials. Corrugated containers and boxes should be broken down before being placed at curbside or at the drop-off site. Do not recycle the following paper products at curbside or at the drop-off site: • Cereal boxes • 12 and 24 pack beverage container boxes • Detergent boxes • Food contaminated boxes • Wax coated boxes These products generally have very poor fiber content or cause problems at the paper mill.
