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After being processed, materials are sold to other companies to be made into new products.

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Materials that are incorrectly recycled can contaminate other materials or damage equipment. Follow these three rules when throwing items away.

The recycled cardboard is either made into another box or thinner paper products. The mold is heated up until the plastic is soft enough to be formed into the shape of a bottle or another product.

Bottles are shredded into akes before being melted down and formed into resin pellets.

Using high heat and pressure, the resin pellets are melted down and injected into molds.

KNOW WHAT TO THROW. Paper, cardboard, metal and glass* are able to be recycled. EMPTY, CLEAN AND DRY. Rinse out bottles with liquids so other recyclable materials are not cross-contaminated. Avoid recycling pizza boxes with sauce, cheese or grease. KEEP IT LOOSE. Plastic bags can get caught in machinery, and cause delays or damage equipment. Bundles of materials can’t be sorted at the facility and go to the landll.

Moisture is added so the pieces break into a pulp before being ltered.

More water is added and the pulp is rolled out in big sheets to dry.

SOURCES: REPUBLIC SERVICES, PEPSICO RECYCLINGCOMMUNITY IMPACT

about recycling services. The Recycle Coach app provides residents with information on the pick-up schedule, special pick up calendar dates and details recyclable items. “Sometimes recycling rules do change,” Stoels said. Future of recycling Southlake held a trash and recycling survey in March to get feedback from residents on the city’s current and future services with its trash provider Republic Services. The survey asked residents about the cart size provided by Republic, satisfaction with pickup frequency and the importance of other methods for recycling and trash collec- tion, according to Southlake Deputy Director of Public Works Lauren LaNeave who presented the survey’s results to council on April 4. In the city’s current con- tract, Republic provides man- ual pickup, but that will no longer be an option in a new contract. LaNeave said most providers, including Waste Management and Frontier

Waste Solutions, have moved to automation. Community Waste Disposal still oers manual collection. Manual collection is done with employees that stand on the truck and place the mate- rials into the collection space. Community Waste Disposal Vice President Jason Roemer said the company is seeing the same challenges other provid- ers are facing, such as labor costs and availability, but still utilizes manual collection as it provides cities and resi- dents with exibility. Rather than each resident needing the standardized bin size that the trucks can pick up, he said manual collection allows res- idents to use their own trash containers. Automated collection is done by loading materials onto the side of the truck with bars that grab the trash or recy- cling bin. Hrabal said there are three main drivers to moving to automation: availability of laborers, rising cost to attract employees and safety. “We’ve seen a diminish- ing pool of laborers that are

willing to get out in the heat, out in the elements, and do this job,” he said. “The cost is continuing to rise at an accel- erated pace to get and attract and keep these helpers.” The industry is also encoun- tering issues with space, according to Roemer. Reducing the amount of materials placed in land- lls is important as Roemer said landlls do not have an innite life. When residents don’t know what to recy- cle, more material is put into landlls that could have been saved. As landlls meet capacity, he said the price to take trash there will increase. “Diverting materials that can be recycled out of those landlls will extend the life of them,” Roemer said. “In return, residents and cities will see cost savings.” Mark Fadden contributed to this report.

*SOME RECYCLING CENTERS DO NOT ALLOW GLASS.

For Grapevine and Southlake residents, Republic Services’ Plano Recycling Center can take symbols 1, 2 and 5. Community Waste Disposal accepts 1, 5 and 7 from Colleyville residents. WHAT DO THOSE SYMBOLS MEAN?

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Grapevine & Southlake

Colleyville

1 1 PET/PETE- Polyethylene terephthalate Microwavable food trays, water bottles

1 HDPE- High-density polyethylene Household cleaner, shampoo bottles, milk jugs

1 1 PP- Polypropylene Ketchup bottles, medicine bottles, straws

1 OTHER- Miscellaneous Water jugs, nylon, some food containers

SOURCES: REPUBLIC SERVICES, OLD FARMER’S ALMANACCOMMUNITY IMPACT

For more information on what can and can’t be recycled for each city, Grapevine and Southlake residents can visit www.republicservices.com/residents/ recycling . Colleyville residents can visit https://bit.ly/3AEiLRo .

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