Recycling
About 25% of what is thrown into recycling bins shouldn't have been. Anything under 2 inches in diameter — about the size of a golf ball — should not be put in the recycling bin. That includes batteries and loose bottle caps. Greasy pizza boxes are also too dirty to be recycled.
DO throw these in recycling bins
St. Lucie County: 772-462-1768; 6120 Glades Cut-Off Road, Fort Pierce
Source: TCPalm
DO throw these in recycling bins
- Cardboard, paperboard boxes
- Plastics #1 to #7
- Glass jars, jugs, bottles, containers
- Tin, steel, aluminum, aerosol cans
- Office paper, newspaper, magazines
- Metal pots, pans, lids, cookie sheets
- Batteries (some are also hazardous)
- Shredded and scrap paper
- Drinking straws
- Tires
- Lumber, scrap metal
- Plastic bags
- Clothes hangers (plastic and metal)
- Large heavy metal
- Fire extinguishers
- Helium and propane tanks
- Electrical cords, hoses and wires
- Toys
- Ceramics
- Electronics
- Trophies
- Light bulbs
- Styrofoam
- Food and liquids
- Plastic silverware
- Six-pack rings (cut up before trashing for wildlife's sake)
- Plastic wrap, shrink wrap, bubble wrap
- Aseptic or gable top cartons (like for o.j., milk, chicken stock)
- Drinking glasses, dishes, plates, Pyrex
- Juice pouches, chip bags, candy wrappers
- Clothes and shoes
- Carpets, textiles, rubber, windows, paint cans
- Hazardous waste needles, medicine, diapers, chemicals
St. Lucie County: 772-462-1768; 6120 Glades Cut-Off Road, Fort Pierce
Source: TCPalm