Most food contamination enters the recycling system on plastic - either on plastic food containers or plastic plates and cups.
Stop wishcycling. Throw them out.
Plastic Plates & Cups
Disposable crockery, Plastic crockery, Bubble tea cup, Beer cup, Boba
Recyclable?
Blue Bins & Chutes
Other Recycling
Recommended
Trash
NEA specifically prohibits "disposable crockery" from being put in blue bins.
Sometimes these cups and plates are made from #5 plastic which can technically be recycle but in practice, this is unlikely to happen so please just chuck it.
Alternative
Freecycle / Give Away
If the plastic tableware is unused, there will be takers online
Share Our Plastic
