07-18-2016, 09:29 PM
(07-18-2016, 06:57 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Actually pia boxes with any grease on them are not supposed to be placed with recycle cardboard.
Yeah, it really messes with the machinery.
Quote:But when paper products, like cardboard, are recycled, they are mixed with water and turned into a slurry. Grease from pizza boxes causes oil to form at the top of the slurry, and paper fibers cannot separate from oils during the pulping process.