What’s the big deal about contaminants in your recycling? If the item has the recycling symbol, isn’t it recyclable? Are plastic bags really a problem? What about batteries? Shredded paper?…
Kim Hynes, executive director of Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA), has been recycling for 25-plus years. A mom of three daughters, she lives in Henrico with her family.
Until recently, when China stopped accepting certain commodities such as mixed paper because of what they deemed poor quality, the country was the largest importer of recyclable material in the…
What’s the big deal? Does recycling really make a difference? I heard it all goes to a landfill, anyway. Do they really recycle what is collected? What does MRF mean? …
