To recycle effectively, we need to overhaul the yellow bin system, report finds Posted 12 Sep 2019 12 Sep 2019 Thu 12 Sep 2019 at 7:27am Young woman recycling plastic bottles.

The paper back heads to the paper recycling, while the clear, plastic front gets tossed into the yellow bin or a Gelb sack. Yellow bins and Gelb sacks are a jack of all trades in the recycling world.

There is a clear list on what can and can’t be included in your yellow recycling bin. “The vast majority of soft plastic can be recycled but we don’t have the capacity in this country to do ...