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Attachment 4 <br />A- Sustainability <br />;,to <br />�Newsletter <br />* <br />SUISTAINABILITY <br />Contact Us: <br />Noelle Bakken <br />2660 Civic Center Dr. <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />651-792-7057 <br />Email Us <br />Find us Online! <br />6646666*6660 <br />Inside this <br />issue: <br />Sustainability Tip <br />Climate Justice <br />Advisory Group . <br />Upcoming Events, <br />Opportunities, and <br />Resources <br />Good Climate News <br />MAY/JUN 2025 <br />Sustainability Tip— Climate Justice <br />Surprisingly non- Advisory Group <br />recyclable items <br />Public Works & <br />Engineering Division <br />I <br />Resources, Events, Good Climate News <br />and <br />Opportunities <br />Sustainability Tip — (Surprisingly) Nonrecyclable Items <br />If you've ever had a conversation with me about waste <br />and recycling, you probably heard me complain about <br />how overly complicated the sorting process can be. In <br />my ongoing quest to de -mystify recycling, here are <br />some items that may seem recvclable. but should <br />not go into your recycling cart, why they can't be <br />recycled, and where they should go instead: <br />• Plastic Bags and films. These are some of the <br />worst offenders in a recycling facility, because <br />plastic bags will wrap around the sorting equipment, <br />and the facility has to shut down while workers <br />manually cut them out. Take these to your grocery <br />store dropoff, or the new Environmental Center. <br />• To -go coffee and soda cups. The only part of these that may be recyclable is the <br />cardboard sleeve for hot beverages. The paper cups have a very thin plastic or wax <br />liner to prevent leaks, which cannot be separated from the paper in the recycling <br />process. Throw these in the trash. (If they are marked BPI Compostable, they can <br />go in compost) <br />• Certain types of glass. "Container glass" like bottles and jars are fine. However, <br />other household glass like Pyrex, mirrors, windows, drinking glasses, ceramics, etc. <br />have a different type of material composition and should be donated to a reuse <br />store if they are still functional. If they are broken, they should be put in the <br />trash. (Even broken container glass should be put in the trash for safety <br />reasons) <br />• Batteries. Any type of battery should be taken to the Environmental Center for <br />recycling. Watch/button batteries are especially dangerous when they are put into <br />recycling, because they can spark and cause fires in the recycling trucks or at the <br />sorting facility. <br />• Plastic straws and utensils. These will (literally) fall through the cracks at the <br />recycling sorting facility, and are often made of unrecyclable plastics. Throw these in <br />the trash. <br />• Shredded paper. These pieces are too small to be recognized as paper in a recycling <br />facility. Only shred what you need to, and put it into the trash. Or, bring sensitive <br />documents to a shredding event —that material goes to a paper mill directly. <br />(Continued on page 2) <br />Page 17 of 64 <br />