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    Do you have to rinse containers before recycling?

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    Yes, dirty containers attract pests and contaminates the entire recycling load.

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    IZWTAG respectfully acknowledges that we operate on the unceded ancestral and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Səl̓ílwətaʔ, Skwxwú7mesh and St’at’imc Nations. Kukwstum̓úlhkal̓ap (Thank you all).

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