I took a basically new box of paper padded mailers over to Austin Creative Reuse (ACR) from my church. They were super excited to receive them as ACR does a lot of work with teachers and has a very high (97-98%) diversion rate. Our church admin confirmed that we would never use these and never…
I had a lot of interest at my last event in my What Do I Do With box. Particularly in the mailers I have in the box. My box is a demonstration tool I use at events to catch people’s eyes and to invite discussions. Someone may see something they’ve always wondered about or get…
HEB, a local grocery store chain, in Texas recycles lots of plastic bags and film. 1) They must be clean and dry. 2) No receipts, labels, stickers. Cut or pull those off. The bin is narrow and fills up fast, just a heads up. Plastic bags, mailers and film can also be recycled at Central…
Update from Austin Resource Recovery staff December 2021: The white and blue Amazon bubble mailer is not accepted at the Austin Recycle & Reuse Drop-off Center. It has too much glue attaching the inside clear bubble wrap to the white and blue outside. ARR directed these to the HEB plastic bag stations for recycling. Don’t…
By far the most popular question I get right now is for help with plastic bags and films. There are many types and people are overwhelmed. It is confusing, there are lots of types, and the directions change a bit to try and correct contamination levels. I’m going to share with you all what I…
Top Contaminants in Mueller Recycling Carts This article originally appeared in the January 2019 edition of the Front Porch Flyer. It has been updated with apartment information and additional cities’ information. As amazing as Muellerites are at being green, we do have recurring “contamination” in our blue recycling carts. Below are incorrect items that are…