Rethink Recycling: How Small Acts Lead to Big Change

from How Can I Help? · host Chris Whitten

On this How Can I Help Podcast, Melissa Chaput about being kind to the planet through reducing, reusing, and recycling correctly. Using her “Don’t blow it. Good planets are hard to find” sign as a springboard, they explain how “wish-cycling” and contamination can cause entire recycling truckloads to be rejected and landfilled. Melissa outlines generic recycling guidelines for paper, glass, metal and plastic. They also discuss some of the other 5-R's, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair and Rot. Small acts can make the biggest of changes for our planet and our communities. Follow Our Guest: ⁠Melissa Chaput - Smithfield Trash & Recycling WebsiteMelissa Chaput - LinkedInJoin the How Can I Help Movement!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab Your Stickers!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How Can I Help Movement - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How Can I Help Movement - Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How Can I Help Movement - Facebook⁠⁠

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