The holidays are a busy time for Waste Management workers. Although they expect this rush, they say their jobs are much easier when people dispose of things correctly.
“Wrapping paper is recyclable as long as it’s not shining and doesn’t have glitter on it. If it’s plain paper, something not shiny, it can probably go in the recycle bin,” said Armando Carrillo, Operations Manager at Waste Management in Marana.
To make up for the extra trash this time of year, Carrillo says workers are scheduled to work Saturday to catch up on their routes since they had Christmas Day off…