There’s a certain bliss in taking a bite of the perfect slice of pizza. Whether it’s the way the cheese slides into your mouth or the way the toppings caress your taste buds, it’s difficult to go wrong with the Italian pie.
And yet, Papa John’s has done it.
While Papa John’s pizza itself may take the pie for being the tastiest, their conspicuous conservation efforts are not the least bit tempting to my taste buds.
Maybe nobody’s noticed, but on the back of those lovely Papa John’s pizza boxes, there’s a recycling symbol. Yes, a symbol which indicates you throw it in a beautiful blue bin labeled recycling.
But if you haven’t been doing it, don’t feel bad. Chances are you’re actually helping out recycling facilities. Cardboard food containers can’t be recycled if they have pizza grease or are contaminated by food in any other way.
According to the website Earth911, this is because, “when paper products, like cardboard, are recycled, they are mixed with water and turned into slurry. Since we all know water and oil don’t mix, the issue is clear. Grease from pizza boxes causes oil to form at the top of the slurry, and paper fibers cannot separate from oils during the pulping process. Essentially, this contaminant causes the entire batch to be