Everyone's been told: "Rinse your recyclables!"
But what about the wasted water? Turns out, a quick rinse is worth it.
According to LifeHacker, rinse enough just to keep vermin away.
The real cleaning of recyclables goes on at the recycling factory.
Also, keep recyclable paper away from jars of oozing pasta sauce.
That's why China won't take American recyclables anymore--because of contamination!
