This week’s audit is trash control. Knowing how much trash you have and how to have less.
Yesterday we looked at items you should not find in your trash; items you can recycle. Today let’s look at what cannot be recycled.
Aerosol cans made from combined plastics and metals.
Squeezable plastics – in the past none of the squeezable plastics were recyclable (think mustard bottle). However, I’ve seen news that some are now. It’s still sort of iffy though.
Depending on where you take them, and what area you live in, the following may not be recyclable: Light bulbs, crystal, plastic silverware, foam, window …read more

I received an email from a green-minded reader asking about how she could recycle prescription bottles. In the past (and still) there have been some negative issues surrounding the recycling of prescription bottles and other plastics without necks.
The gist of it is the same reason plastic lids have non-recyclable qualities — even though the plastics may show the same number as your recyclable plastics they go through a very different manufacturing process. Marti at Eco-Cycle has a longer answer that talks about the process part of the problem.
That said there are some things you can do.
First you need to …read more