Some communities have of fice recycling programs and other ways to recycle items like telephone books. Check with your county extension of fice or local government about such programs. Corrugated boxes have two layers of flat cardboard with a ribbed layer in between. To recycle, break the boxes down so that they lie aat. Then, bundle them in neat stacks.
Cardboard boxes with plastic or wax coatings are usually unacceptable.
Plastic containers are not now being made into new food and beverage containers, but they can be made into items like bathtubs, detergent bottles, park furniture and sleeping bag ihsulation. Each of the six primary types of plastics is made with a different type resin and must be treated differently in the recycling process. To encourage more recycling and better identification of plastic type, many container manufacturers have begun stamping the bottoms of their recyclable plastic containers. The stamp or impression is usually a three arrow loop with a number inside. The number indicates the type of plastic.