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yewberry

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12. They go in the yard waste bin here.
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 10:56 PM
Nov 2019

All yard waste, vegetable scraps, and pizza boxes go in the same bin.

Handy hint: I keep a largish sealed tupperware bin in the freezer for food scraps that are not suitable for vegetable stock and empty it into the bin once it's full.

Hmm, I just rechecked our town's rules and Croney Nov 2019 #1
It's better to check your community recycler's rules. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2019 #2
That's it. Time to ban pizza. Xolodno Nov 2019 #3
Totally depends on the MRF and the kind of equipment they use. Initech Nov 2019 #4
Depends on the restaurant Aquaria Nov 2019 #5
Food soiled containers should never be recycled. JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #6
Yard waste compostable BBG Nov 2019 #7
If there's a wild animal sanctuary near by, the big cats love pizza boxes catrose Nov 2019 #8
Really? KT2000 Nov 2019 #11
Both! At least, they gnaw on them. I don't know if they actually ingest them. catrose Nov 2019 #18
My cat has never met a box he didn't like. lunatica Nov 2019 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Nov 2019 #9
I cut mine up into small pieces and put them in the backyard compost pile. Kaleva Nov 2019 #10
They go in the yard waste bin here. yewberry Nov 2019 #12
I'm lucky enough to live on a pond with lots of turtles Goodheart Nov 2019 #13
Aw, I want to live on a pond with lots of turtles! yewberry Nov 2019 #14
I suspect that no matter what you're told about the various parts of the waste stream Ron Green Nov 2019 #15
In San Antonio we have a compost green can for food waste and pizza boxes, etc Dem_4_Life Nov 2019 #16
the top can be recycled if it's not greasy n/t imavoter Nov 2019 #17
We have an organics recycling program here mn9driver Nov 2019 #19
I've known that for years lunatica Nov 2019 #20
Thanks. Flaleftist Nov 2019 #22
Recycling doesn't get recycled anyway. Codeine Nov 2019 #23
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