How do I recycle plastic fruit packaging?

Question

You know those containers that blueberries, some greens, and grapes come in? They're plastic clamshells...how do I properly recycle them? I have tons of them and want to find the most efficient way to get them recycled.

Answer 1

Take them to your local farmers market. They'd love to have them to package things like green beans and berries.

Answer 2

There are many recyclable clamshells available.  Vote with your dollar - if it's not recyclable don't buy it. Packagers will get the hint.  Make sure the ones you have really aren't. If they have a number maybe you just need to find another recycling center that can take them.  If they're indeed not recyclable they can be re-used to store food or for art projects.

Answer 3

Reuse them for growing seedlings or sprouting.

Answer 4

There really is no efficient way to recycle them.  Try to reuse them yourself, and maybe check with a local small farmer to see if they can reuse them.  Some local farms near me will take back used egg cartons.

Answer 5

I have always put them in the recycling bin, and the trash company takes them with everything else. THey have a number on the bottom of them. well most of them do. I say recycle according to that number.

Answer 6

You might ask a teacher especially if she teaches young children if she could use them in her art center. Many teachers teach recycling by giving a child an item such as the clam shell and ask the child to make something out of it. Teachers are very creative in recycling many things.

Answer 7

The inability to recycle clamshells has bummed me out for the longest time. They say the resin they're made of will mess up the other recycled plastic.

There is a company in Virginia that is making recyclable clamshells from the same plastic as pop bottles. I am ragging on my grocery store main office to switch to these new recyclable clamshells for all of their produce.

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Answer 8

they are rubbish, put them in the bin

Answer 9

try www.earth911.org they can help you find a local recycler for just about any product.