I urge you to start looking for recycled products today. If you're not buying, you're not recycling. Recycling is a three step process. We must include all segments in order to succeed. Take them to the nearest recycling center or put them out for curbside collection.
Processors clean and prepare the recycled material for use by manufacturers.
Manufacturers make new products from collected materials. Consumers purchase recycled-content products and, if suitable, put them back into recycling collection programs. Almost all products are recyclable, but not all are actually recycled. When you see the arrows, look for further information on the package, telling whether the product is recyclable or made with recycled material. Recycled is vastly preferable to recyclable because it means the product is made with material that bas been sorted and re-used in the recycling process.