Category Recycling & Waste Management

Most households discard aluminum foil after a single use, unaware it can be recycled indefinitely without losing quality. The thin, lightweight material that keeps your leftovers fresh actually belongs in your recycling bin—not your trash—provided it's clean and free of food residue. Proper recycling of aluminum foil requires just a few simple steps but delivers substantial environmental benefits, using only 5% of the energy needed to produce new aluminum from raw materials.

Disposing of Styrofoam properly can be tricky for environmentally conscious consumers since this material rarely makes it into standard curbside recycling bins. While most municipalities exclude expanded polystyrene from their regular programs, specialized drop-off centers exist specifically for processing this bulky, lightweight material. You'll need to do some digging to find these local options, but resources like Earth911's recycling locator and Dart Container's foam recycling map can connect you with nearby facilities that accept Styrofoam.