Everyone's been told: "Rinse your recyclables!"<br />But what about the wasted water? Turns out, a quick rinse is worth it.<br />According to LifeHacker, rinse enough just to keep vermin away.<br />The real cleaning of recyclables goes on at the recycling factory.<br />Also, keep recyclable paper away from jars of oozing pasta sauce.<br />That's why China won't take American recyclables anymore--because of contamination! <br />
