Jenn-Air W10242571A manual Recycling Guidelines, Organizing the Recycling Workspace, Other

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Plastics with this symbol cannot be recycled.

Items with this symbol can be recycled or were made from recycled materials.

A compactor makes recycling and landfill reduction efforts more effective and efficient.

Recycling Guidelines

Contact your community recycling program or local recycling organizations to find out which items are accepted for recycling and how they should be prepared and organized. These programs will provide essential recycling guidelines:

■Method and frequency of collection—curbside collections and drop-off centers.

■Categories of recyclable items, and how to distinguish between them. Plastic containers are identified by codes on the bottom. Sort by the numbers inside the triangular arrows. For example, most plastic soda bottles and some cleaning bottles have code 1; most milk and water jugs, laundry and personal hygiene product containers have code 2. Paper and cardboard containers (paperboard) also have recycle symbols to indicate a container is recyclable.

■Preparations of recyclable items. Most recycling programs provide specific guidelines on preparation. For example, aluminum cans and plastic containers need to be rinsed out, lids removed, but often labels can be left on.

IMPORTANT:

■Some items, such as glass, should not be compacted.

■Most recycling programs will not accept crushed glass.

■Check with your recycling program for specific guidelines on preparing recyclables.

Organizing the Recycling Workspace

Convenient recycle bins are made to fit in the compactor drawer. These bins, as well as plastic compactor bags, can be purchased in a variety of colors at hardware stores and supermarkets. Set up a system of color-coded bags in an area chosen for processing recyclables. Each color can represent a category of recyclable items, based on types specified by your recycling program. Separate recyclable items from nonrecyclable items:

■Recyclable items can be sorted using the color-coded bags. Prepare items according to guidelines provided by your recycling program.

■Nonrecyclable items should be compacted because compaction reduces trash volume to its original size: four bags of trash can be compacted into one bag. This contributes to reducing landfill volume and related waste transportation burdens.

REMEMBER: Do not expect items which contain minimal air, such as folded newspapers, to compact significantly.

Compacting Recyclable Items

Most recycling programs want the consumer to crush or flatten recyclable items such as plastics, cans, and paperboard. Compacting recyclable items consolidates volume and thereby reduces transportation costs—and also helps manage recycling workspace more effectively. The compactor is ideal for such a task. When a plastic bag is full enough to require compacting, place the bag in the drawer as shown in “Installing a New Bag.” Then follow instructions in “Compactor Use.” When the compacting cycle is complete, remove the plastic bag as shown in “Removing a Filled Bag” and return it to storage until it is full enough to recycle.

Reduce – Reuse – Recycle

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