There are lots of questions about what can and can't be recycled. Some of them can be real brain teasers for those of us who are trying to be considerate recyclers!

With that in mind we were so happy to read this great article from Slate that tries to answer some of recycling questions we hear all the time like:

"Do I have to remove the staples when I recycle my magazines? What about envelopes and pasta boxes that have plastic windows in them?"

"When I get something in the mail wrapped with packing tape, can I recycle the paper and the box, or will the tape mess things up?"

....and this classic:

"How bad is it, really, to throw the occasional greasy pizza box in with your recycling?"

All those and more are answered in the story HERE, check it out for yourself. One thing to note is that all the points in the article are right on for the Recycle Plus system but elsewhere you should confirm with your local recycler.