Breaking down recycling: Are you doing it right? Helpful tips, links & ideas

Recycle electronics: Southeastern Data pick up or drop off

ORLANDO, Fla. — Why Recycle? 🤔 “Recycling helps preserve natural resources and save energy that we would use to manufacture things from virgin materials. It also helps reduce pollution as well as saves money related to the cost of disposal by cutting down on the amount of trash we throw away,” Earth911.com wrote.

Interactive: Recycling plastic bag drop off search

The information below was obtained via each county's website:

Paper: Newspapers and advertisements, paper bags, junk mail, magazines and catalogs, office/note paper, phone books cereal/shoe/drink boxes, milk/juice cartons

Resources: How to recycle misc. items | What the county doesn’t accept

These items ARE NOT included in the curbside recycling program: Plastic bags, plastic cups, paper cups (wax lined), paper plates (wax lined), motor oil or pesticide containers, light bulbs or drinking glassware, aluminum foil or pie plates, paint or pesticide cans, electronic devices, styrofoam trays/egg cartons.

Visit: Seminole County website for more information

Click accordingly to read about each one:

Kitchen products | Office | Laundry | Bathroom | Mailbox | Misc. items NOT recyclable

Paper materials: Newspaper inserts including glossy pages, mixed office paper, junk mail, magazines, corrugated cardboard boxes (no larger than 4 feet by 4 feet), cereal boxes (no liners) and snack boxes beverage cartons,gift boxes.