Trying to be a good recycling citizen...

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If I've determined that removing a certain food residue (peanut butter from the walls of a jar, dried cheese from a paper to-go container, etc) is not something I am invested enough in being a good person to do... should I put it in the trash or recycling?

Comments

[ron_newman]

For a plastic or glass jar or bottle, I'd just soak it in warm water overnight. That is usually sufficient to get rid of sticky food residue.

For paper, just throw it in the trash if it's not clean.