Where party drinks go when you recycle

Once Barry Von Sleet, Saint Michael’s grounds staff member, makes his run-through cleaning the grounds, you may see Casella Waste Systems pick up trash and recycling in large blue trucks, or perhaps you have visited Green Mountain Compost via an Environmental class. In either case, in order to ensure your cans do not end up smushed into the ground or the precious aluminum of which your cans are made of is not wasted by getting dumped into a landfill, understanding the process of how your recyclables are picked up, sorted, and broken down to be repurposed is crucial. The most…