GREENSBORO, N.C. — Do you "wishcycle"? When you "wishcycle", you're wishing the items you put in your recycling bin are actually recyclable. The City of Greensboro is hoping you'll check this naughty and nice list before you decide to put items in the recycle bin.
Tori Carle, City of Greensboro Waste Reduction Supervisor joined us on 2WTK to answer your recycling questions, including why certain things can't go through the machine even if they are made from recycled materials.
Don't recycle old Christmas tree lights, wrapping paper, bows, gift bags, sticky name tags.
Do recycle: gift boxes, plastic jugs, metal drink cans, and metal food cans.
If you're unsure what CAN and CAN't be recycled, you can use the Waste Wizard in the GSO Collects tool to search virtually any item and find out what goes where.
Glass is not recyclable in Greensboro. You can check for the drop-off sites.
CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING
REAL TREES: Remove all tinsel, lights, decorations, tree stands, and plastic bags from Christmas trees prior to collection. Trees more than five feet tall should be cut in half. Leave at the curb.
ARTIFICIAL TREES: Put this item in your green trash container.
If this item is too big to fit into your trash container, place it at the curb on the same day as your recycling collection. Extra bags of trash outside your green container are not considered bulk trash and will not be collected by City crews.