Monday, January 16, 2012

Not All Plastic is Recyclable

I have a problem - this bag of #6 plastic containers and lids. Rumpke does not take #6 plastic containers. Whole Foods does not take #6 plastic containers. Only the trash man takes #6 plastic containers, but the trash man does not recycle them. Hence, a problem!



I researched online. I have no other options for recycling these. I am going to take one for the team and hand these over to the trash man. Some of the containers I am keeping to reuse for starting seeds, but they will eventually be thrown in the trash also.

Lesson Learned: When grocery shopping, check what type of plastic container I am purchasing to make sure I can recycle it with Rumpke or at Whole Foods. If I cannot, then I will either find alternative packaging or not purchase the product. This is the next step for recycling - being aware of what I am buying and if I can recycle the packaging.


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