Valentine’s Day gifts are sometimes packaged using multiple packaging materials, of which some are recyclable and others are not. Do you want to know what to do in those circumstances? You need to click/read this post to find the answer.

There are a growing number of online articles claiming your pizza box is recyclable. They cite studies. Domino’s Pizza even promotes this claim on the cover of heir box. But is it really true? You need to click/read this post to find the answer.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many more of us have been baking at home. Have you ever wondered whether leftover flour dust in the paper flour sack makes it unrecyclable? You need to click/read this post to find the answer.

Modern day laundry rooms are abound with items that may or may not be recyclable. Have you ever wondered whether the cap on your fabric softener bottle, which has a different recycling symbol number than the bottle, should be put into your recycling bin separately or screwed tightly onto the bottle? You need to click/read this post to find the answer.

Have you ever wondered whether you’re supposed to remove the outer plastic wrap layer from your coffee liquid creamer bottle before putting it in the recycling bin? You need to click/read this post to find the answer.

Have you ever wondered whether you’re supposed to take the pump top out of a plastic bottle of soup before you toss it into the recycling cart? You need to click/read this post to find the answer.

Have you ever wondered what education materials about garbage collection and recycling have been provided to Elgin residents? While many people would assume the answer is “NONE,” WM and Elgin city hall have a few surprises for you. Are you intrigued? If so, then you need to click/read this post to find the answer(s).

Were your eyes bigger than your belly last time you ate out at a restaurant? As you reach into your refrigerator the next day and pull out those leftovers, have you ever wondered if your to-go food box was recyclable (even if it says it is eco-friendly)? You need to click/read this post to find the answer.

On the run? Grab a cup of coffee through a drive-thru? So, are those cups recyclable or not? They didn’t used to be, but now there seems to be conflicting info. You need to click/read this post to find out.

Are metal cat food cans recyclable? What about those lids? I’ve heard you can’t put items smaller than your fist in the recycling bin. Is that true? You need to click/read this post to find out.

What do metal dog tags and size C batterie have in common when it comes to your recycling bin? You need to click/read this post to find out.

Is that aerosol can of antiperspirant/deodorant recyclable? You need to click/read this post to find out.

Is that plastic clam shell containing grocery store cake slices recyclable? You need to click/read this post to find out.

Is that cardboard carton of half & half creamer for your coffeerecyclable? You need to click/read this post to find out.

This entire project idea started with a tray of Nutter Butter cookies and that darn plastic tray inside the wrapping. So, it is recyclable? You need to click/read this post to find out.