Washing Recyclables Before Discarding

As you may already know, it is very important washing recyclables and dry your plastics BEFORE recycling it, but do you know why? The answer is two-fold:

but do you know why? The answer is two-fold: Food contaminants and grease can spoil an ENTIRE (yes you read right and ENTIRE) bale of plastic recycling;
It makes the handling and sorting process for sorters so much more dignified! Thank you for