You don’t have to throw out those old clothes, sneakers, or stuffed animals because the city is adding textile recycling drop off boxes across Boston neighborhoods.
Pizza boxes. Recyclable. Juice boxes. Not recyclable. What is, and what isn’t recyclable, is often a confusing topic. Recycling varies depending upon municipalities. So something you may have recycled where you used to live, may not be recyclable in Boston, or vice versa.
On Wednesday, the city announced a wide-ranging plan with an eventual goal of having Boston be a zero waste city. The new plan includes launching a food scrap curbside composting program, extending residential yard waste options, increasing environmental education and more.
Recycling bins await pickup on Centre Street, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015.
The epic snow makes it understandably harder for trash and recycling haulers to reach the bins, but some residents are at the end of their patience after as many as four weeks of missed trash or recycling pickups.
