This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.

If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

Also, here’s a new post on trash/recycling with, uh, a slightly different take that may be worth reading- Urban Trash: Why and How to Minimize Your Garbage.

In recycling news, a new report from the Center for Resource Recovery and Recycling at Worcester Polytechnic Institute says that the recycling rate for automotive aluminum is over 90% in the United States.

From the article on www.recyclinginternational.com:
‘We set out to detail exactly how aluminium is separated and recovered at the end of a vehicle’s service life, and findings show it is highly recyclable and is recovered and reused at very high rates,’ comments Professor Diran Apelian, founding director of WPI’s Metal Processing Institute.

‘With an eye toward reducing the nation’s energy consumption, lowering carbon emissions and increasing fuel economy, this study confirms that, as aluminium use continues to grow in the automotive sector, it also enhances energy security and environmental protections.’