OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Tri-County Recycling facility in Outagamie County is asking residents to keep dirty diapers out of recycling bins.
A recent Facebook post from Outagamie County Recycling and Solid Waste says that in just the first few minutes, over 50 diapers had to be removed from the paper sorting line.
Image courtesy of Outagamie County Recycling and Solid Waste
The post explains that people are mistakenly disposing of dirty diapers in their recycling bins and this contaminates the paper recycling process. It goes on to say that dirty diapers affect every piece of material they come into contact with.
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Outagamie County Recycling reminds anyone who works in a field that handles diapers frequently, such as childcare, in-home healthcare, or daycares, that dirty diapers should always go in the garbage, never into recycling.
Let’s keep our recycling clean and effective. Thanks for helping us spread the word!
Outagamie County Recycling and Solid Waste