Recycling for the Win: Republic Services offers a playbook to help make your Big Game celebration more sustainable

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Republic Services (NYSE: RSG) shares practical recycling tips to promote sustainability during the Big Game celebration. Key points include the importance of properly recycling pizza boxes, aluminum cans, and plastics, emphasizing that contaminated items compromise recycling efforts. The company highlights that food and yard waste contribute significantly to landfills, suggesting composting as a solution. Pete Keller, VP of Recycling and Sustainability, stresses that easy recycling practices enhance sustainability during events. For more tips, visit RecyclingSimplified.com.

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• Promotion of sustainable practices potentially enhances company reputation.
• Provides actionable recycling tips, increasing public engagement in sustainability.
• Emphasizes composting, which may strengthen community relations.

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PHOENIX, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Services (NYSE: RSG) is ready to run a West Coast offense against waste by providing consumers with short and snappy tips to celebrate the Big Game responsibly and sustainably. Whether you're cheering for the Rams or the Bengals, or simply tuning in for the commercials, you can be a recycling champion.

• Hold the cheese, please: Pizza boxes are made from corrugated cardboard, a valuable and recyclable commodity. However, once a pizza box is soiled with grease and cheese, the cardboard is no longer recyclable and could even contaminate the entire bin. Not a cheesehead? If the top half of your pizza box is clean, simply tear it off and recycle it. 

• Have a can-do, winning attitude: Aluminum is forever recyclable and provides unrivaled benefits for sustainability. In fact, one recycled aluminum can saves enough energy to power a television for three hours. If every household watching the game recycled one beer or soda can, the energy saved could power SoFi and the Jungle for 10 seasons.          

• MVP: Most Valuable Plastics: Don't get juked by the misconceptions surrounding plastics recycling. Hard plastic containers like water bottles, milk jugs and plastic takeout containers are entirely recyclable if they're empty, clean and dry. Just remember to keep plastic bags and food wrappers on the bench.

• The best offense is a good defense: Have you heard? Food and yard waste make up about 30 percent of the waste that's sent to landfills. Turn your leftover party snacks into compost and sack greenhouse gas emissions before they start. Learn how you can recycle your food waste at home.                    

"When watching football in the stadium or in your living room, it's easy to be a winner with sustainability, no matter how your team plays on the field," said Pete Keller, vice president of recycling and sustainability. "Republic Services makes recycling easier by breaking down some of the perceived complexities and helping more Americans make it part of the celebration."

Recycling is a simple way that everyone can be more sustainable on special occasions and in their daily lives, and it's important to know how and what to recycle. Visit RecyclingSimplified.com for recycling tips, videos and other materials, as well as recycling curriculum for educators.

About Republic Services
Republic Services, Inc. is a leader in the U.S. environmental services industry. Through its subsidiaries, the Company provides superior customer experience while fostering a sustainable Blue Planet® for future generations to enjoy a cleaner, safer and healthier world. For more information, visit RepublicServices.com, or follow us at Facebook.com/RepublicServices, @RepublicService on Twitter or Republic Services on LinkedIn.

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FAQ

What sustainability tips does Republic Services offer for the Big Game?

Republic Services suggests recycling pizza boxes, aluminum cans, and clean plastics, and encourages composting food waste.

How much waste do food and yard waste contribute to landfills?

Food and yard waste make up about 30 percent of the waste sent to landfills.

What is the impact of recycling aluminum cans?

Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to power a television for three hours.

Where can I find more recycling resources from Republic Services?

More recycling tips and resources can be found at RecyclingSimplified.com.