I get a newsletter from Ideal Bite http://www.idealbite.com each day and they sent out the best rules list for recycling plastics. Recycling's one of the eco-friendliest things you can do with already-purchased containers, and it's easy once you learn the ropes.
Recycling numbers usually appear on the bottom of containers. Check with your facility to find out which plastics it accepts, and write the numbers on top of your recycle bin for easy reference.
Usually recyclable:
1. PET - 2-liter and mouthwash bottles, boil-in-bag pouches.2. HDPE - milk jugs, trash bags, detergent bottles, some yogurt cups.
Sometimes recyclable:
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LDPE - grocery bags, produce bags, food wrap.5. PP - diapers, straws, yogurt containers.
6. PS - CD cases, egg cartons, Styrofoam.
Not so much...
7.
PVC- cooking-oil bottles, meat packaging, office binders.8. Other - other types of plastic, plus things made from more than one type of plastic (see below).
Bioplastics (7, and marked as either compostable or biodegradable):
9. Compostable Plastic - is nontoxic and breaks down as fast as paper in compost.
10. Biodegradable Plastic - may contain toxins, so you have to send it to a special composting facility (enter compost and your zip at Earth911, see below).Commonly questioned items:
Container Caps - typically different plastics than the container; take 'em off, check the # inside, and either recycle or throw them away.
11. Grocery Bags - reuse them first! You usually can't recycle them curbside, but some supermarkets have bins in-store.
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