u/Iris-Sofia

Here in Ontario, Canada, we're supposed to put all our recyclables into one bin which then get dumped into a truck and delivered to a huge sorting plant. The general rule of thumb is to put the items into the bin loose but I'm wondering if this is feasible for items like

• plastic bags, including potato chip bags, pet food bags and other soft plastics all which our recycling plant supposedly accepts
• glass, which I worry will shatter into little pieces if I dump them into the bin loose or if they bounce around loose or get squeezed in the truck
• loose paper, especially if there are tons of it

So I'm wondering if I should I bag these items lest they create havoc if dumped in loose, or should I dump them in loose anyways? I couldn't find an answer to this on the recycling company's website and when I emailed them to ask I got no response.

Thanks in advance.

Edit to Add: Why is this post downvoted? As if people don't already face enough discouragement from recycling as it is, given all the hassles. God forbid someone still try to learn the proper way to recycle!

Sometimes I forget to zip close my bags of powders after using them and am wondering how much this would affect their quality?

More specifically, I left my bag of matcha powder open for a month. Should I throw it out or does it not affect its quality much? I also left my jar of taurine open for a week and am wondering about that too.

Thanks in advance.