CRA Newsletter June 2019

Recycle In Coral Ridge
DROWNING IN PLASTIC BAGS
Worldwide, a million plastic bags a minute are used
and fewer than 1% are recycled. Many of these bags
end up in the ocean and are killing marine life. That’s
why we need to bring our own bags to the grocery
store. As an added incentive, Whole Foods Market &
Lucky’s both give a ten cent credit for each bag, which
you may keep or donate to charity. Target also gives a
bag credit. Fresh Market uses only paper bags. As we
face unprecedented pollution problems, we all need to
help. Keep reusable bags in your car and you’ll always
have them handy.
Recyclable materials are picked up by
recycling trucks curbside.
Once at the recycling facility, the
trucks are weighed and their contents
are dumped onto what is called a
"tipping floor," where materials are checked for
contamination.
Employees monitor and remove non-recyclables as
materials travel on conveyers.
A powerful magnet pulls out steel, tin and ferrous
metals and sends them out for compacting and
shipping to steel mills.
Plastic and aluminum are separated and shipped to
end markets. Glass is shipped out for remanufacturing.
Cardboard, magazines and other paper products are
separated from newspaper and shipped out. Newspaper
and other paper products are baled and sent to various
recycling markets.
New products are created from recycled materials,
purchased by consumers and recycled again, creating a
"loop."
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