| Recycling Glass Jars? Recycling glass jars is | | | | - Blue |
| nothing new, but it meant saving the jar rather | | | | - Brown |
| than throwing it in the recycle bin. Only the broken | | | | - Clear |
| ones were thrown away. The others were used | | | | - Green |
| for a multitude of household purposes. Mason jars | | | | Paper |
| were prized possessions because they would be | | | | - Catalogs |
| used the next canning season. But, we also saved | | | | - Junk Mail Magazines |
| jelly jars for drink glasses. Salad dressing jars, | | | | - Newspaper |
| pickle jars, and instant coffee jars were saved to | | | | - Telephone Books |
| be used in home canning and storage. One of our | | | | - White Packing Paper |
| favorite cookie jars was a wide mouth gallon | | | | Plastics |
| sized pickle jar. It never occurred to us to just | | | | - Plastics with a neck (bottles) and the number 1 |
| throw them away. | | | | or 2 in the recycle symbol on the bottle. |
| While recycling is definitely necessary, think the | | | | Cardboard |
| next time you put a glass jar in the bin. Can it be | | | | - Brown Fiber Paper |
| used for another purpose? These jars make | | | | - Brown Grocery Bags |
| great storage places for dried beans, spices, fruit, | | | | - Brown Packing Paper |
| leftover soups, homemade salad dressings, | | | | - Cereal Boxes (remove liner) |
| shakers for instant pudding or drink mixes, candy, | | | | - Corrugated Cardboard |
| flower vases, homemade gifts, home office | | | | - Other Chip Board Boxes |
| storage for pens, and a multitude of small items in | | | | Mixed Cans |
| your garage or basement. | | | | - Dog/Cat Food Cans |
| When purchasing items, keep recycling in mind. | | | | - Tin/Steel Cans |
| What are you going to do with that container | | | | - Vegetable Cans |
| when the food is gone? Here are some Household | | | | - Aerosol Spray Cans (Empty / No Lids) |
| items that can be recycled: | | | | - Aluminum Cans |
| Glass | | | | Remember to save what you can from the |
| - All food and Beverage Containers | | | | landfill. |