With curbside recycling programs available to more than half of all Americans, there’s no reason you can’t easily set up your own at-home recycling center. Still, the EPA estimates that while 75 percent of what Americans trash every week could be recycled, only 25 percent is. There is still more to be done. Most recycling programs accept certain types of plastics, paper, and glass. Set up and maintenance of your at-home recycling center can be a fast, simple undertaking.
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The plastic containers used by bottled water manufacturers can sometimes spell trouble. Aside from giving water a “plastic” taste, containers made of polyethylene may degrade more quickly than others and be absorbed into the water.
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