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Recycling for the Win: Help make your Big Game celebration more sustainable
As you gear up for the big game this weekend, be sure to make the right call on what items from your party can or cannot be recycled. Republic Services can help you with a playbook to make your recycling efforts a win.Byline: BTB Editor
February 7, 2022 / Time to read: 5 min- Hold the cheese, please:
Pizza boxes are made fromcorrugated cardboard , a valuable and recyclable commodity. However, once a pizza box is soiled with grease and cheese, the cardboard is no longer recyclable and could even contaminate the entire bin. Not a cheesehead? If the top half of your pizza box is clean, simply tear it off and recycle it. - Have a can-do, winning attitude:
Aluminum is forever recyclable and provides unrivaled benefits for sustainability. In fact, one recycled aluminum can saves enough energy to power a television for three hours. If every household watching the game recycled one beer or soda can, the energy saved could power SoFi and the Jungle for 10 seasons. - MVP: Most Valuable Plastics: Don’t get juked by the misconceptions surrounding
plastics recycling . Hard plastic containers like water bottles, milk jugs and plastic takeout containers are entirely recyclable if they’re empty, clean and dry. Just remember to keep plastic bags and food wrappers on the bench. - The best offense is a good defense: Have you heard? Food and yard waste make up about
30 percent of the waste that’s sent to landfills. Turn your leftover party snacks intocompost and sack greenhouse gas emissions before they start. Learn how you canrecycle your food waste at home.
"When watching football in the stadium or in your living room, it’s easy to be a winner with sustainability, no matter how your team plays on the field,” said Pete Keller, vice president of recycling and sustainability. "Republic Services makes recycling easier by breaking down some of the perceived complexities and helping more Americans make it part of the celebration."
Recycling is a simple way that everyone can be more sustainable on special occasions and in their daily lives, and it's important to know how and what to recycle. Visit
