Environmental Health : How to Recycle Plastic

[vekka220]

I burn my plastic with the rest of my trash.

[FIGGY909]

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[PlasticPlanetMovie]

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[vicke123]

yogurt

[NottzLawson]

Is he wearing a wig?

If he is, its not very convincing.

[JavlinVII]

Burn the Trees, Nuke the Whales, Club the Seals!

Long Live Humanity, The Almighty Consumer!

[luckyspencer007]

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[cyeh3]

Not much helpful info. Here is some:  there are currently 7 types of plastic. The type can usually be found on the bottom of the product/container. #7 is a blend of diff. types and thus unrecyclable so far.

#1 and #2 plastics can usually be taken from curbside recycling.

#3 is used for gift cards, PVC (tubing), and some items that are less-commonly thrown out. EarthWorks takes cards(except credit and debit) and other #3 plastics.

[cyeh3]

#5 plastic is found in yogurt containers, prescription bottles, and other food containers. This type is made to withstand moisture. Preserve has a program called Gimme 5 that'll take all kinds of #5 containers and recycles them into new products. Toothbrushes can even be sent in.

TerraCycle also takes certain yogurt cups.

The plastic caps on soda bottles are usually #5 also. They are different than ones on some water bottles. To tell, it shouldn't be easy to bend/break by hand.

[cyeh3]

A company called Aveda will take the caps and use them to bottle their own products. They have many drop-off locations too. Prescription bottles(like the orange ones) can be reused by the P.R.O. program started by Jacob WIllard. He properly cleans them and gives them to a free clinic-type place.

#6 is usually styrofoam. Timbron will accept it if it's clean. UPS stores may take packing peanuts, but check ahead as each store is individually operated.