Whats the most material that goes into the blue recycling containers that shouldnt?
This question can be answered in many ways. Some materials are worse than others as they can contaminate good recyclables. Fortunately, we dont get too many of these materials, but when we do, entire truckloads sometime need to be taken directly to the landfill. Oil, liquids Hygienic materials such as dirty diapers Grass and yard trimmings Raw garbage such as food waste and animal waste Other materials that shouldnt go in and make our sorting facilities inefficient or perhaps, damage the machinery include: Plastic bags Wet strength material Beer/soda carriers Detergent boxes Frozen food boxes Clothing Peanut foam packing materials Strings of holiday lights What really happens to the materials in my blue barrel? Recyclables are collected weekly from over 325,000 Phoenix homes Items in north Phoenix (north of Cactus) go to a mini transfer station at the Skunk Creek Landfill where materials are transferred from the smaller collection vehicles onto empty garbage transfer semi trailers. The
