Every year, the average American goes through more than 250 pounds of plastic waste, and much of that comes from packaging. So what do we do with it all?

Your recycling bin is part of the solution, but many of us are confused about what we should be putting in there. What’s recyclable in one community could be trash in another.

This interactive explores some of the plastics the recycling system was designed to handle and explains why other plastic packaging shouldn’t go in your recycling bin.

Let’s take a look at some items you might pick up at the grocery store.

Trashed computers, TVs and other gadgets make up the fastest-growing waste stream in most municipalities in the U.S. These electronic wastes are challenging to dispose as some contain toxic substances that can have an adverse impact on human health and the environment.

This E-Waste Disposal Guide we created discusses tips and measures on what to do with gadgets that piled up, how to find local waste management department and other ways of disposing electronics and devices. 

Click here for a Recycling/Disposal Guide for Home Gadgets and Devices.