I will be posting here, since this is my next big event doing this, but there is more info as well on my tribe, also, look for the TIPS post next, that will give you ideas on how to buy and prepare before packing for campiing to eliminate having to sort a lot of recyclables and minimize the amount of trash too!!

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So here is a list of do's and don'ts (please remember that it is me having to do, or undo what you can do ahead of time)

DO's:

1) Recycle at your own camping area (www.bottlesandcans.com for free black boxes and for A LOT of other cool info)

2) Separate all recyclables from trash

3) Make sure all containers are empty before bringing them to the designated recycle "center"

4) Recycling that I will take: cans, aluminum, glass of all colors, plastic (no cardboard or paper as of yet) you'll have to do that part!

5) ALL GLASS needs to be separated: green in the green bin and brown in brown (when I went to recycle, from the long drive, the glass was broken and some was mixed, so I had to separate the broken stuff, nasty)

6) Encourage your friends to recycle and inform them of the rules

7) Provide extra bags for other people who may not have any, or re-use the same bags you had when you started, after donating to the center. I need THICK 55 gallon trash bags, the one's I bought from home depot (Contractor bags) were good enough for everything but glass.

8) ask questions and give feedback here or on the Earth Guardians Unite tribe!

DONT'S. DONT'S. DONT'S

1) Bring me bags of recyclables with trash, that sucks.

2) Bring containers with any liquid in them

3) Bring any paper products


Misc info:
When recycling at a center, you get more money inserting the containers individually than you do by weight.
Glass is the LEAST yeilding in $ return
Aluminum is the MOST yeilding
Plastic runs second yeilding
Crushed aluminum and plastic can not be returned individually, they will have to be weighed

more to come...