Comments by "Deborah Freedman" (@deborahfreedman333) on "Indiana woman asked CNN where her recycling goes. See what we discovered" video.

Peanut butter, jams and jellies came in glass jars with metal lids. Milk bottles used to be glass, with a paper lid. We used to get our fruits and veggies loose, or in a paper box with cellophane over it, today so many are in clamshells. ( I try to avoid buying things in clamshells, but it's nearly impossible. ) Cereal boxes used to have wax paper inner bags, not plastic. Cold cream and vasoline used to be in glass jars with metal lids. Toothpaste came in metal tubes, so did various ointments. Cocoa and spices came in metal tins. Motor oil came in metal tins, that you needed a special spout to pierce. Lunch boxes were metal. Thermoses were metal with a glass liner.
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Where I live, Portland, Oregon, our garbage is only picked up once a fortnight, but the recycling and compost is picked up every week. All those take-out boxes (if paper), and kitchen scraps, get tossed in with the compost. I use paper bags, not plastic, and before Covid, bought most of my stuff in the bulk section, which reduced packaging. I had neighbors who could not understand how my tiny garbage bin was never full, when they filled two much larger ones, until I showed them that the kitchen waste could go in the compost bins. Now they put out three compost bins each week, for only four people. They order out a lot.
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