Corrugated Cardboard
Americans are doing great at recycling corrugated boxes, but we can do even better.
Magazines
Did you know it’s perfectly fine to recycle magazines, catalogs, and other “glossy” publications?
Office Paper
On average, an office worker generates a pound and a half of waste paper every day. Almost all of it can be recycled.
Newspapers
Did you know the newspaper you read today can be recycled up to seven times.
Paperboard
Once used mainly for products such as breakfast cereal boxes, paperboard is now being used for many other kinds of packaging.
Paper Cardboard Dairy and Juice Cartons
Also called “gable-top cartons,” these are the non-plastic milk and juice cartons you see in the refrigerated section of the supermarket.
Unsolicited Direct Mail
You may think of it as “junk mail,” or you may welcome the flyers, catalogs, and coupons that appear in your mailbox. Either way, it’s important to recycle them.
Phone Books
Every year, new phone books and business directories arrive at your door. Are you careful to recycle your old ones!
