Recycling the wrong things makes the whole system run slower. Here are seven takeout containers that don't belong in your recycling bin.

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According to Chochrek, these are not typical recycling containers. Rather, they are meant to keep smaller scraps of plastic off the sidewalks, streets, lawns, parks… and even our homes.

So cans, all containers with a lid and, if you can rip it, you can recycle it. Even greasy pizza boxes. "Before 2018 you could not and now it has come into the bin.

In 2022, more than half of single-family homes in San Jose improperly recycled. Over the next few months, city staff will be checking recycling bins for contamination.