You're Handling Your Aluminum Can Lids All Wrong — Recycling

If you're conscientious about recycling, the instinct is to try to put every component of every recylable object into the recycling bin. But in researching the subject over the years, I've learned something surprising: Some items, even though they're recyclable, can actually become a hazard in recycling centers.

So it goes for items like tiny balls of aluminum foil and plastic bottle caps, which are small enough that they can jam up the works or fall off the conveyors and end up in the trash anyway.

Depending on where you live, your county will decide how they want to handle these tricky items — some places won't take them, while others offer instructions to make sure they don't get lost in the sorting process.

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