Recycling This Holiday Season BY CHASE KAMMERER
You can gift the corrugated packaging industry back this holiday season by recycling any corrugated cardboard box- es you receive because nearly all old corrugated containers (OCC) are used to make new paper products. But what about other gift packaging that's not so obvious? See below some common gift packaging and whether you can include it in your recycling bin this year. Toy Packaging: Yes and No. Toy packaging is usually a mix of transparent thin plastics and paperboard. You'll need to separate the paper from the plastic - the paper is recyclable, but the plastic is not. Wrapping Paper: Yes and No. Most recycling companies accept wrapping paper (both regular and glossy) or have special programs for collection and drop-off. Still, you'll have to check with your municipality or recycling center. Visit Earth911.com to search recycling options in your area if your recycling collector does not accept wrapping paper. Wrapping paper that is metallic, has glitter, plastic, or vel-
The Corrugated cardboard boxes and other fiber-based packaging are recyclable, but the same is not true for all packaging you might come across this holiday season.
Whether you live in an urban or a rural area, you have options for where your waste ends up when you no longer have any use for it. Re- cycling and waste centers see a lot more waste this time of year. Even
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though most waste is recyclable, the profit margins do not exist for companies to go all in on recycling. Half of all 294+ million tons of waste generated in the United States ends up in one of the more than 2,600 landfills.
vety flocking on it is not recyclable. Try reusing wrapping paper that isn't recyclable, or think about using reusable gift bags next year. Ribbons and Bows: No. Ribbons and bows are not recyclable. Ribbons, like plastic bags, get stuck in conveyors or clog gaps meant to separate waste and can cause entire recycling lines to shut down. Make sure to reuse those ribbons and bows instead. Need real-time recycling information for your community? The Recycling Partnership has launched a beta version of a chatbot fea- turing real-time answers for what's recyclable in your community. If you are searching for even more recycling options for your holiday waste, check out Ter- racycle's website for companies offering recy- cling solutions for those hard-to-recycle items. Chase Kammerer is the Technical Services Manager at FBA. Reach him at ckammerer@ fibrebox.org. ISM: Manufacturing Growth To Continue Into 2023 Economic improvement in the U.S will contin- ue in 2023, say the nation's purchasing and supply management executives in the De- cember 2022 Semiannual Economic Fore- cast. Revenues are expected to increase in 15 of 18 manufacturing industries and 14 of 18 services-sector industries. Capital ex- penditures are expected to increase by 2.6 percent in the manufacturing sector (after a 12-percent increase in 2022) and increase by 2.8 percent in the services sector (after a
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