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Cooperative (CTC)Cooperative (CTC)Recycling & Reuse 101Recycling & Reuse 101

Did you know? Did you know?

• There is a 70% tax on TRASH

• There is no tax on RECYCLABLES

• CTC saves money when CTC members recycle

Did you know? Did you know?

• Recycling one aluminum can can save enough energy to light one 100 watt light bulb for 24 hours

• Paper recycling saves up to 70% of the energy needed to create paper from new timber

Know what can recycleKnow what can recycle

• Paper of all colors

• Newspapers

• Fax sheets

• Envelopes

• File folders

Know what can recycle Know what can recycle

Know what to recycleKnow what to recycle

• Corrugated cardboard

• Magazines

• Catalogs and

• Flyers

• Clean paper bags

Know what to recycleKnow what to recycle

• Aluminum beverage cans

• Plastic bottles that held liquids

• Tin cans• Steel cans• Glass bottles and

glass jars

Know what is wasteKnow what is waste

• Pizza boxes• Cereal boxes• Milk cartons• Drink boxes• Shoe boxes• Frozen food boxes• TV guide &

Reader’s digest

• Cups• Coffee filters• Tea bags• Paper towels• Napkins• Aluminum foil• Aerosol Cans • Plastic silverware

Reuse optionsReuse options

• Need to get rid of other items?

• See our CTC sustainability wiki for disposing of:– Cell phones–

Free Market Free Market

• Free MarketEureka Recycling's Internet-based exchange program connects people who have free reusable items with people who want them. Since the program began in 1998, over 2,000 tons (4 million pounds!) of reusable goods have been saved from landfills and incinerators.