Would you recycle these with papers or cardboards?

Question

Things such as ice cream cartons, orange juice cartons (tropicana), milk cartons, juice cartons.. Are these recycled with the cardboards or do i place them in the paper bin?
heres a picture of other things:

http://www.ci.loveland.co.us/PublicWorks/SolidWaste/images/paperboard.JPG

Also, can corrugated and regular cardboard be recycled together?

Answer 1

You'd have to check with your local recycling program. Here's a link to some questions and answers from the Rhode Island Resource and Recovery Corporation.

http://www.rirrc.org/main.cfm?sec_id=18&guid=3a395909-3cb0-49d6-93ed-9bfd45d9e1ed

Here's a few examples of what they say:
Q. Why can't I recycle the cardboard boxes from 12-packs of soda cans?
A.This type of cardboard has been treated with a chemical that prevents it from disintegrating when the cans "sweat." It is difficult for the paper mills to break down the cardboard with water when they try to recycle it. Therefore, put these boxes, as well as all cardboard packaging from refrigerated or frozen foods (ice cream boxes, microwave dinners, fish sticks) in the trash.

Q. Why aren't pizza boxes recyclable?
A. If the pizza box were totally clean, it would be. The problem is that they seldom are. It is the grease from the pizza that is the problem. So, as a precaution we request that you throw them away.

Q. Can I recycle tissues and tissue paper?
A. No. Facial tissues, aka Kleenex and Scotties, are not recyclable. Tissue paper, which is often used in gift boxes and as stuffing for gift bags, is not accepted for recycling. Paper towels are not recyclable either.

Answer 2

All the items in the picture are paper and should be recycled. Materials with wax and thick paint can also be recycled. The footprint of processing the paper is almost the same as from the original tree. When you ad wax the footprint to the environment is much higher.

Answer 3

In most places yes, it is treated as thin cardboard. If for any reason they do not allow it in your area, then compost it. You need a proportion of dry material to prevent wet compost problems such as fruit flies and the pile smelling.

Answer 4

the juice conts are wax type paper dont mix with cardboard

Answer 5

I would put these with cardbord. Most paper has been bleached, brown cardboard has not.

Answer 6

with cardboard items

Answer 7

i would say cardboard