West Hartford's Recycling Request? Don't 'Wishcycle'

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Many of us take out the trash and put items in our recycling bins.

But are we doing it property? Or are we just winging it — or as the recycling community likes to call it, are we 'wishcycling?'

A virtual webinar to be seen Wednesday online and on local public access will feature state and West Hartford recycling advocates going over the practice of "wishcycling" and how to avoid it.

Folks are invited to join West Hartford Department of Public Works and guest speakers Sherill Baldwin and Emma MacDonald from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to, simply, learn what to throw out and what to recycle.

"Wishcycling" is the practice of guessing what can be recycled and what cannot, often resulting in non-recyclable items contaminating batches of recyclables and, therefore, forcing those items to be trashed instead of recycled.

Forum speakers will provide an overview of acceptable materials in Connecticut’s mixed recycling program and answer questions about recycling.

This is an interactive presentation where you get answers to your questions.

People can participate in the question-and-answer session by registering for the WebEx link at this link.

For more information, contact Katherine Bruns, West Hartford’s recycling coordinator, at 860-561-8107 or the West Hartford Department of Public Works at 860-561-8100. The virtual webinar will air on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 6 to 7 p.m., on Comcast Channel 5, Frontier channel 6098 and YouTube: