We’ve all done it. Wish cycling. That act of placing something in the recycle bin that you really, really hope is acceptable but you’re just not sure.

Your thinking might be something along these lines: “This (fill-in-the-blank item) is plastic and I know that a lot of plastic is recyclable. I would hate to miss the chance to have this recycled in case they’ll accept it. I want to do the right thing by giving this item a chance.”

The problems with “wish cycling” are, unfortunately, many.

You may have been trying to reduce your plastic waste before coronavirus and now feel like throwing in the towel because of all the plastic streaming into your household. But here’s the good news…there is no better time to get it right!