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Can I recycle any plastic?

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Can I recycle any plastic even if it doesn't have the Recycling symbol on it?

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  1. I would love to be able to recycle everything that I can in my home. Reality = Sorry!

    Each community and or recycling company in the States have their own rules. Right now, only 1 and 2 plastics are "commonly" accepted . . . that is IF you are lucky to be in a community that recycles! I was in one community that only took milk and pop bottles, and I had to sit there with a utility knife to scrape or cut the labels off!!! Or, they would CANCEL my contract. Hmmmf!

    I have to take my plastic bags to Wal Mart. Not sure how/if they really recycle them. It takes money to recycle and you have to find a company willing to do that. Times are hard today. I found a place, KNIB.org (Illinois) that has volunteers chip in for people that don't get recycling in their area. Waste Management then takes care of the recycling from there.

    Sad, but we are only just beginning. I wonder how other states, countries manage with this huge issue.  Keep up the hope!


  2. Probably. The recycling center might not pay you anything for it but they should be willing to take it off your hands.

  3. I'd be doubtful about trying to recycle plastic that doesn't have the recycling symbol. Even when plastics do have the recycling symbol that doesn't automatically mean that recycling facilities are available in a particular area. Where I live our local council operates a kerbside recycling collection but in the plastics only takes "1" and "2".  It's determined by the availability of processing facilities and available markets

  4. you can recycle all plastic products.

  5. yea u can, & u also can recycle coke bottles

  6. Most community's that have recycling centers can only take type 1 and 2. When other plastics (not 1 or 2) are put into a load the center has to resort the entire batch to try and remove the other plastics and when they can't be removed they have to "scratch" the entire batch and none if it is recycled. That means it's trash. So it is actually important to sort your plastics and only send the correct types.

  7. Depends on your local recycling center.  In Pembroke, we can only recycle 1 and 2.  All others go in trash.
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