 I'm Recycle Rhonda. I like to recycle anything and everything. Like this milk carton, this Styrofoam packaging, this plastic bag, and this toaster. Rhonda, no! These kinds of materials go in this recycle bin. I thought the more you recycle the better, because you keep it out of the landfill, right? Oh, you're one of those wish-cyclers. You wish you could recycle everything. But if you keep putting this stuff in that doesn't belong in the bin, it'll contaminate the real recyclables, and then they all could end up in the landfill. If I don't recycle carefully, all of this could end up in the landfill? You don't necessarily have to sort your materials in the bin, but they do get sorted. They go to a materials recovery facility, where they get sorted by hand on conveyor belts, by air blowers, magnets, cogs, wheels, and anything that can't be sorted or that can jam up the machinery, cannot go in your bin. So what do I keep out of my recycling bin? Appliances and electronics can be recycled, but not in your bin. Anything made up of multiple materials that can't easily be separated, like, for example, this carton, which is made up of a foil and plastic and cannot come apart easily, cannot go in your bin. Boxes that go in your freezer or refrigerator have waxy coating on them, so those cannot go in the recycling bin. Also Styrofoam. It might have a recycling symbol on it, but it's not recyclable in your bin. No Styrofoam. And plastic bags. This is a soft plastic. Any soft filming plastics can't go in your bin. You might be able to take this to a special recycling collection at your grocery store, but it stays out of the bin. But I bag all of my recyclables. You've got to stop doing that. This plastic bag can clog up that machinery I was telling you about. If it's been used for a hazardous product like motor oil, don't put it in the bin. That still has some of that hazardous product in it. And finally, nothing smaller than two inches by two inches, like these bottle caps. These cannot go in the recycling. They're too small. However, I do see that you have this lid in your recycling. This can be recycled because it's larger than two inches by two inches. Okay. I think I get it. There are only six items that I can put in my recycling bin. That's right. Hard plastics. Glass. Any color. Steel. Such as tin cans. Aluminum. Like this pie plate. Paper. And not just office paper, box, board, magazines, junk mail, all of that can go in. And cardboard. That's a lot of stuff. So how do I recycle this toaster? There's a lot of materials that can be recycled, like that toaster, but not in your recycling bin. You have to find out where to bring them in your area. I want to recycle right. Brought to you by the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District. For more information, go to CVSWMD.org or 802recycles.com. This material is based upon work supported under a grant by the Rural Utility Service, the United States Department of Agriculture. The Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District prohibits discrimination on a basis of race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital or family status. The Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District is an equal opportunity provider and employer.