Green Tip of the Month
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Green Tip of the Month
November 2009
What Can I Recycle? -
Plastics
How can you tell whether to put a plastic container into your recycling bin?
Turn the product over and look for the recycling symbol, a triangle with a number from 1 to 7 inside. That number is the "resin identification code," or RIC. Each number represents a different type of plastic, and some are more easily recycled than others. Click here to learn more about plastic codes
Some municipalities accept all types of plastic. Others accept only containers with certain code numbers stamped on them. Still others accept only products with specific resin codes that are bottles (having a neck that's narrower than the body).
Note that the same type of product may be packaged in different types of plastic. Shampoo, for example, is commonly packaged in bottles made of Code 2 and Code 3 plastic, depending on the brand.
Source: Waste Management's www.ThinkGreen.com
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