North Dakota: Don’t Do This With Your Plastic Easter Eggs

Easter is almost here! Before you start filling up your Easter baskets and hiding eggs all over your house and yard, you should keep this in mind.

While many of us like to stick to the tradition of sitting our kids around the kitchen table, and dye real eggs, some of us prefer to just pick up some plastic eggs from the store. After all, it is easier and much less messy.

What You Should Know About Plastic Eggs

Once the Easter holiday is over, you might wonder what you should do with all of the empty and cracked plastic eggs. Many of us save them for next year, but a lot of us throw them in with our recycling. Unfortunately, that is not a good idea.

As good as your intentions may be, the truth is that these plastic eggs can't be recycled. This is according to most waste management websites and a company called Brightly.

The source says most waste management companies say you should just dispose of them with your normal trash. Apparently, plastic eggs are made of hard plastic that possibly contains lead paint, Bisphenol A, and BPA. These are very dangerous, harmful chemicals.

Throwing them in with your recycling makes it a very time-consuming, tedious task for workers to sort through and pick them all out. It's an Easter egg hunt, but not quite as fun for them, as it slows down their work.

For more information on what can and can't be recycled in Bismarck, North Dakota, check out WM's website for tips and rules, and as you clean out your Easter baskets, and burn through all of that candy, keep in mind that plastic Easter eggs cant be recycled.