well I'm kind of open you guys might
well I'm kind of open you guys might

come over and join me I think in the
come over and join me I think in the

three years we've been doing River City
three years we've been doing River City

live this is my first table of garbage
live this is my first table of garbage

please welcome these gentlemen bill
please welcome these gentlemen bill

Brinkley and Jason graves both with
Brinkley and Jason graves both with

Republic Services and you are getting
Republic Services and you are getting

the word out on recycling education
the word out on recycling education

right
right

you're not just bringing me your garbage
you're not just bringing me your garbage

because you're looking to get rid of it
because you're looking to get rid of it

you would like to make sure everybody
you would like to make sure everybody

knows how they need to best get rid of
knows how they need to best get rid of

the things that they throw away
the things that they throw away

absolutely it's all about quality with
absolutely it's all about quality with

recycling okay and and has this changed
recycling okay and and has this changed

I mean is it different than it was maybe
I mean is it different than it was maybe

a year or two years ago are the rules
a year or two years ago are the rules

different quality standards have changed
different quality standards have changed

and that's what we're the message we're
and that's what we're the message we're

trying to put out is we have to really
trying to put out is we have to really

clean up the recycling that we're
clean up the recycling that we're

receiving okay because it doesn't do
receiving okay because it doesn't do

anyone any good if you start throwing
anyone any good if you start throwing

things and and correct me if I'm wrong
things and and correct me if I'm wrong

but if you start putting things that
but if you start putting things that

cannot be recycled in with the things
cannot be recycled in with the things

that can it kind of throat negates the
that can it kind of throat negates the

entire process right it will make it to
entire process right it will make it to

where the recyclables can't even get
where the recyclables can't even get

reuse it doesn't mean currently 26.3% of
reuse it doesn't mean currently 26.3% of

what comes in from City of Jacksonville
what comes in from City of Jacksonville

is trash contaminated and so that makes
is trash contaminated and so that makes

our sorting process that much more
our sorting process that much more

difficult okay so we're gonna take a
difficult okay so we're gonna take a

little test you guys want to join in for
little test you guys want to join in for

this so let's get through some of the
this so let's get through some of the

things on the table you want to point
things on the table you want to point

something out and we'll take a guess as
something out and we'll take a guess as

to whether or not you should be putting
to whether or not you should be putting

it in your recycling bin all right we've
it in your recycling bin all right we've

heard there might be some trick
heard there might be some trick

questions in here so let's start with
questions in here so let's start with

this okay so plastic and cardboard
this okay so plastic and cardboard

recycle I would but I'd separate it and
recycle I would but I'd separate it and

put in there exactly smart plastic film
put in there exactly smart plastic film

is not recycle grocery bags plastic film
is not recycle grocery bags plastic film

I was like that was loose flexible
I was like that was loose flexible

plastic is not but the cardboard is okay
plastic is not but the cardboard is okay

cardboard out so that the plastic does
cardboard out so that the plastic does

not go in with the plastic does not the
not go in with the plastic does not the

plastic bags do not cardboard does so
plastic bags do not cardboard does so

the grocery bags that are sometimes
the grocery bags that are sometimes

recycle I admit not a good thing no okay
recycle I admit not a good thing no okay

they can be recycled you just have to
they can be recycled you just have to

take them back to the store guide your
take them back to the store guide your

bundle take them - what about something
bundle take them - what about something

like this I'm guessing that's for
like this I'm guessing that's for

propane yes that's a propane tank do not
propane yes that's a propane tank do not

Reese I do not recycle right we have to
Reese I do not recycle right we have to

bail a lot of our material and that can
bail a lot of our material and that can

be a serious safety risk to our
be a serious safety risk to our

employees but again there's local
employees but again there's local

programs to take your household
programs to take your household

hazardous waste
hazardous waste

owpain tanks paints things like that
owpain tanks paints things like that

electronics too so if you look at your
electronics too so if you look at your

local programs there's safe ways to
local programs there's safe ways to

dispose of that what else on the table
dispose of that what else on the table

is a trick well I've heard conflicting
is a trick well I've heard conflicting

reports about pizza boxes so okay well
reports about pizza boxes so okay well

is it recyclable I wouldn't think so
is it recyclable I wouldn't think so

so the carb orders way so here's where
so the carb orders way so here's where

we are in the house set oh that's inside
we are in the house set oh that's inside

right now it's perforated so you can
right now it's perforated so you can

tear the top off which doesn't have
tear the top off which doesn't have

grease on it well that's recyclable it
grease on it well that's recyclable it

doesn't it's not contaminated with the
doesn't it's not contaminated with the

food the greasy part throw away jeans
food the greasy part throw away jeans

oh I'm reselling those yeah I just
oh I'm reselling those yeah I just

correct you know one of the things that
correct you know one of the things that

I heard time and time again and tell me
I heard time and time again and tell me

if I'm correct with this aluminum is
if I'm correct with this aluminum is

actually one of the best things to
actually one of the best things to

recycle because it's melted down it
recycle because it's melted down it

could be used again where some of the
could be used again where some of the

other things to recycle it costs a lot
other things to recycle it costs a lot

of money to do is that true that's very
of money to do is that true that's very

true as a matter of fact aluminum is
true as a matter of fact aluminum is

only about 3% of what we bring in we
only about 3% of what we bring in we

love to bring in a lot more voluminous
love to bring in a lot more voluminous

we bring in a lot of mixed office paper
we bring in a lot of mixed office paper

which is fine it's about 20% we bring in
which is fine it's about 20% we bring in

but it's just not as valuable on the
but it's just not as valuable on the

market yeah okay so the glossy pages are
market yeah okay so the glossy pages are

okay yeah we'll take us what about this
okay yeah we'll take us what about this

big jug of water is it doesn't need to
big jug of water is it doesn't need to

be emptied what if you have a little
be emptied what if you have a little

left and you didn't want to bother no we
left and you didn't want to bother no we

have we have a couple simple rules right
have we have a couple simple rules right

number one is know what you're thrown
number one is know what you're thrown

away when in doubt throw it out
away when in doubt throw it out

the other is empty clean and dry you
the other is empty clean and dry you

clean and dry 1 tablespoon of like
clean and dry 1 tablespoon of like

ketchup or even milk inside a recycle
ketchup or even milk inside a recycle

bin can ruin the paper once it's soiled
bin can ruin the paper once it's soiled

with food that well you used to be clean
with food that well you used to be clean

is now dirty so where can people go if
is now dirty so where can people go if

they want to learn more about this
they want to learn more about this

there's a website we have website
there's a website we have website

recycling simplified dot-com it's very
recycling simplified dot-com it's very

educational I recommend everybody go to
educational I recommend everybody go to

recycling simplified dot-com I just
recycling simplified dot-com I just

learned a lot and I know there's more
learned a lot and I know there's more

garbage to go but you know if you want
garbage to go but you know if you want

to learn more and make sure you're not
to learn more and make sure you're not

mucking up your recycling bin and making
mucking up your recycling bin and making

it not useful please do take the time to
it not useful please do take the time to

check that out and we're gonna be right
check that out and we're gonna be right

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