Keep It Green: Recycle
We are blessed in White House to have several recycling drop off points that are convenient to every section of the city. To make it even easier, no pre-sorting is required. All of our recyclable goods can skip the landfill and re-enter the manufacturing chain with very little effort on our part.
Perhaps the toughest element of recycling is getting started. If you have been considering recycling, try a few of the tips below to get into the habit. In the long run, it’s a practice that is both environmentally friendly and resource responsible.
• Make a plan. Whether you set up a recycling center in the house or garage, the best way to actually recycle is to have a plan. Decide who will take items to the recycling drop off, how often the materials will be taken and where they will be stored between trips.
• The rule of two. To make it easy to remember to recycle, try the rule of two. Instead of one trash can, have two. In the kitchen, the office and anywhere else a potential recyclable may be disposed of, double up the disposal options providing one can for regular waste and another for recyclable trash.
• Post it. Knowing what can be recycled is very important in making recycling a habit. Try posting a list of recyclables in a highly visible place within the house. White House recycling drop off points accept the following: steel or aluminum cans, cardboard (broken down), junk mail, magazines, newspaper, plastics (1-7), phone books and tin.
• Know what doesn’t go. Not every recycling program accepts every recyclable. For instance, though glass is completely recyclable, QRS, the company that handles recycling for White House, cannot process it. Other items that cannot be accepted include hazardous chemicals, oil, paper towels, toilet paper, Styrofoam and anything contaminated with food.
• Reduce the volume. Flattening cans and other recyclable materials takes up less space both at home and at the recycling center.
• Recycle at home. Table scraps and other organic matter can be recycled at home through the use of composting. The soil the process yields is rich and versatile for lawns, gardens and even house plants.
• Know where to go. Recycle points in White House can be found at City Hall on College Street, at the WHPD on North Palmers Chapel, at the WHFD on Highway 76 and at Walmart on Wilkinson Lane.
• Keep it up. No habit is set into our behavior patterns overnight. Keep recycling, every day with every piece of trash you toss to create a habit that is good for our future.
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