{"id":2529,"date":"2020-08-21T10:13:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T17:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greendogpetsupply.com\/?p=2529"},"modified":"2025-10-30T19:52:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:52:28","slug":"which-covid-products-can-be-recycled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lela.greendogpetsupply.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/21\/which-covid-products-can-be-recycled\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Covid Products Can Be Recycled?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us are using more cleaning and personal protective items these days\u00a0and it can be confusing which items go in the garbage and which can be recycled.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Here&#8217;s a quick guide<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2530 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greendogpetsupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-17-at-12.15.49-PM-1024x539.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" \/><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #de7e18;\">Garbage:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nFace masks and\u00a0face shields<br \/>\nUsed facial\u00a0tissues and paper towels<br \/>\nPlastic gloves<br \/>\nAll wipes <span style=\"color: #008000;\">(even those labelled flushable or biodegradable)<\/span> and wipe bags and\u00a0boxes<br \/>\nEmpty hand sanitizer bottles smaller than 6 oz<\/p>\n<p>Make sure all garbage is bagged and securely tied\u00a0to avoid litter to protect the\u00a0safety of waste collectors and the community.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #de7e18;\">Recycling:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nCardboard boxes from tissues, soap and gloves<br \/>\nCardboard tubes from paper towels and toilet paper rolls<br \/>\nPlastic bottles from cleaning supplies (empty, rinsed)<br \/>\nPlastic hand sanitizer bottles larger than 6oz. (empty, rinsed)<br \/>\nPlastic cylinder shaped wipe containers (see picture). Discard the lid for extra points<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #de7e18;\">Reuse:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nFor hand sanitizer and hand soap, consider buying a larger bottle and refilling the smaller bottles you use every day. This prevents packaging waste and can save money.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Questions?<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nHave a question about an item that&#8217;s not listed here? Ask here: wasteinfo@portlandoregon.gov or 503-823-7202.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us are using more cleaning and personal protective items these days\u00a0and it can be confusing which items go in the garbage and which can be recycled. Here&#8217;s a quick guide Garbage: Face masks and\u00a0face shields Used facial\u00a0tissues and paper towels Plastic gloves All wipes (even those labelled flushable or biodegradable) and wipe bags [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[149],"tags":[154],"class_list":["post-2529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sustainability-tips","tag-covid-19"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lela.greendogpetsupply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lela.greendogpetsupply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lela.greendogpetsupply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lela.greendogpetsupply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lela.greendogpetsupply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2529"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lela.greendogpetsupply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3305,"href":"https:\/\/lela.greendogpetsupply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529\/revisions\/3305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lela.greendogpetsupply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lela.greendogpetsupply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lela.greendogpetsupply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}