Interior designer magazines.
We love to read them.
We swoon over them.
We agonize on purging them.
The day will come when you need to reduce the number of magazines piling up and the question is, can we recylce them? In celebration of the 40th Earth Day {April 22, 2010} Earth911's giving green tips daily and their 34th tip answers our question:
Fact:
According to the Magazine Publishers of America, only 20 percent of magazines are recycled from the home. Once recycled, magazines cannot be used to make new magazines. However, they do help to make newspaper, tissue, writing paper and paperboard.
Do Something:
Many consumers are afraid to put magazines into paper bins, but the glossy paper does not contaminate paper recycling. Magazines are now accepted by all curbside recycling programs that collect paper. Find out more about your local recycling program using Earth911.
Also, be sure to check Simplified Bee's tips on reducing and organizing snail mail.
