Recycling makes $ and sense: What's your recycling IQ

| 24 Jul 2013 | 12:50

— Chances are if you have been reading this column, by now you probably have a good sense of what can be recycled. We thought you may have some fun with this feature by putting your recycling IQ to the test.

Only one item in each group is not recyclable, can you guess which ones they are?


Group 1
Blanket
Vacuum cleaner
CD’s

Motor Oil
Flatware
Sponge
Group 2
Mirror

BBQ grill
Pillow
TV
Toothbrush
Juice carton

Group 3
Ironing Board
Hair Dryer
Skate board

Incandescent light bulb
Spark plug

Board games
Group 4
Books
Can Opener

Stuffed Animal
Mattress
Pots and pans

Mop
How well did you do? See below for the answers.

A shout out to:
The folks who have been cleaning up the trash/recyclables along Clinton Road, keep up the good work!

What’s new:
The numbers are in on metal recyclables for the month of June, West Milford received a total of $11,000 in revenue!

Did you know...
If every American recycled just one more aluminum can per week, we would remove 17 billion cans from landfills each year?

This column is provided by the West Milford Beautification and Recycling Task Force Committee.

West Milford Recycling Center, 30 Lycosky Drive, West Milford.



Answers:
Group 1 Sponge
Group 2 Mirror

Group 3 Incandescent light bulb

Group 4 Mattress