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How is Glass Recycled?

How is Glass Recycled?

What happens after mixed recycling gets tossed into your bin? Let’s walk through the recycling process for glass: 1. Collection Waste Haulers collect mixed recycling materials, also known as single stream, from homes and businesses. In Sioux Falls, there are over 20...

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How Is Plastic Recycled?

How Is Plastic Recycled?

What happens after mixed recycling gets tossed into your bin? Let’s walk through the recycling process for plastic: 1. Collection Waste Haulers collect mixed recycling materials, also known as single stream, from homes and businesses. In Sioux Falls, there are over 20...

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How Are Metal Cans Recycled?

How Are Metal Cans Recycled?

What happens after mixed recycling gets tossed into your bin? Let’s walk through the recycling process for metal: 1. Collection Waste Haulers collect mixed recycling materials, also known as single stream, from homes and businesses. In Sioux Falls, there are over 20...

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How is Paper and Cardboard Recycled?

How is Paper and Cardboard Recycled?

What happens after mixed recycling gets tossed into your bin? Let's walk through the recycling process for paper and cardboard: 1. Collection Waste Haulers collect mixed recycling materials, also known as single stream, from homes and businesses. In Sioux Falls, there...

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What’s Wrong with Asian Cardboard?

What’s Wrong with Asian Cardboard?

What is Asian? The production of boxes overseas varies greatly from boxes made in the U.S. - the main difference being the fiber yield. Non-Domestic, also referred to as Asian OCC,  is made of lower fiber quality due to virgin fiber shortages in those countries, often...

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Car Seats Don’t Belong in the bin

Car Seats Don’t Belong in the bin

Child and infant car seats cannot be recycled in your recycling bin. Why can't car seats be recycled? Although car seats are made of many recyclable materials, they are very difficult to deconstruct and are not able to be recycled in the normal recycling process made...

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