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There is a lot of plastic waste your not allowed to put in the recycle bin, such as plastic wrappers for food.

• adrianN 9y ago
  That depends on where you live. I can put plastic wrappers in the recycling bin just fine.
  • throwaway613834 9y ago
    Without food having touched them, I'm assuming, right? I'm pretty sure I've heard they just can't deal with grease from food in the recycling. (Not that they don't try to address a bit of it, but that any significant amount ruins their batches or something.)
    • adrianN 9y ago
      You're supposed to wash things, but they're washed again at the recycling plant because few people do it sufficiently thoroughly.
      • throwaway613834 9y ago
        Oh, I wasn't aware. Two follow-ups then: (1) Is it actually worth the water? Especially in somewhere with a water crisis, like (say) California? (2) Can they actually wash these though? On a large scale, how could they possibly wash plastic wrappers that can cling to themselves so as to remove all the grease?