Wow! Good job Motor residents. It has only been about a week, and the recycling bins are overflowing. We'll empty them this weekend, so keep on recycling.
I'd like to clarify a bit on what can be recycled. Most plastics with a number surrounded by a triangle can be recycled, however, things like plastic wrappers (for example the plastic that comes around your case of bottled water or cookie wrappers) cannot be recycled. Some parts attached to the plastic bottle cannot be recycled either. One example of this would be the pump-spray mechanism on something like a detergent bottle. If it doesn't have a recycle number on it, discard it. Also, #6 plastic cannot be recycled. I think this is styrofoam, but I just thought I'd mention it.
Grocery bags can be recycled, however, we are not taking those at this time. If you want to recycle those on your own, a lot of stores have collection bins for them, so you can save them up by putting them inside one bag, and taking them to the store when you go.
We did get some grocery bags in the last batch, and we're going to leave them next to the blue bin in case you want to use them to separate some of your recyling when you get down there.
Please, no milk cartons, they are made of paper.
We can still use volunteers to help take back the recycling if anyone is interested.
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