Do you need to remove the paper label from plastic before taking to be recycled?

Question

Do you need to remove the paper label from plastic before taking to be recycled?

Answer 1

My wife checked with our local land fill and recycling group, and they said that the new labels on soda are thin plastic any way, but labels did not have to be removed.  They ask that the bottles are rinsed because they attract hornets, wasps and bees, and they sting the kids that do the sorting.

Answer 2

From what research I have done the answer is No. Most plastic bottles do not use wood based papers.

Although in the cases of steel and aluminum cans the answer is a toss up. Some groups say to remove the paper, others say it gets destroyed in the recycling process.

Answer 3

you didnt say where your from. in england the council tells us to remove the labels & rinse the bottles its the same for cans