My folks don't recycle, and i threatened to call the city on them if they didn't start separating their waste.

But i'm having a hard time explaining exactly what goes where.

They do not want to compost, so we'll be using the green bin.


Green Bin:

Food leftovers
fruit rinds and peels
toilet paper
teabags
etc etc..


Trashcan:

plastic wrap
styrofoam containers
small yogurt plastic cups
plastic forks and spoons
paper plates


Recycling Bin:

hard plastics
glass bottles
cardboard
aluminum foil


That's as much as i know. But what happens with junk mail, shredded documents, kitty litter, bundled newspapers, old lightbulbs, cd-rs, and old computer parts like hard drives and cd-roms?