KRF Management
Alan Krigman
Pluto
Why pizza boxes aren't recyclable (too cheesy?)
Almost everyone puts pizza boxes in their recycling bins.
This makes extra work for your helpful, friendly KRF staff because we have to take them out and put them into the non-recyclable trash.
Why? read this: http://www.recyclebank.com/live-green/330-the-pizza-box-recycling-mystery/. If you want the short version, it's because food particles – especially those containing fats and oils (aka grease) – contaminate the city's recycling equipment.
By the way, the same restrictions apply to:
This makes extra work for your helpful, friendly KRF staff because we have to take them out and put them into the non-recyclable trash.
Why? read this: http://www.recyclebank.com/live-green/330-the-pizza-box-recycling-mystery/. If you want the short version, it's because food particles – especially those containing fats and oils (aka grease) – contaminate the city's recycling equipment.
By the way, the same restrictions apply to:
- otherwise recyclable containers for take-out items from fast-food outlets,
- the plastic and foil liners sometimes used with otherwise recyclable boxes; these you may either place in the regular trash or remove the liners before putting them in the recycling bins.
