Recycled Plastic Tubs

A lot of mixed plastics are items that consumers encounter every day such as clamshell style containers salad and berry tubs meat trays cold beverage cups and lids plastic cutlery or dairy.

Recycled plastic tubs.

Plastic labeled with the number 2 is often recycled into toys piping truck bed liners and rope. That number surrounded by chasing arrows is a resin identification code and tells users what kind of plastic they re holding. These are the types of plastic containers that hold yogurt butter cream cheese and other soft spreadable food items. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon.

How to recycle plastic pots tubs and trays. Like plastic designated number 1 it is widely accepted at recycling centers. Trim any jagged edges so you don t tear the bags when you pull them out then screw the dispenser to a cabinet door or closet wall or attach with hook and loop tape. Labels and lids can all be left on but plastic film must be removed and put in the general rubbish bin.

Recyclables stuck inside plastic bags are at risk for never making it through the recycling process. Mho containers empty white lip balm containers 30 recycled pp plastic made in usa 0 15 oz 50 count. Conversely recyclable items placed into garbage containers are hauled to a landfill and cannot be recovered effectively. The recycling symbol on the bottom of a plastic product does not necessarily indicate that the item can be recycled.

To make it easy to stow and reuse plastic bags make a dispenser from a discarded 2 liter soda bottle. Rinse food packaging a quick rinse will do. Cut off the top and bottom with a razor knife. Collapsibles 5th container free when four candy apple red silicone collapsible 6 cup containers are purchased.

Many plastic based products cannot break down and cannot be recycled. Left over food residue can contaminate other recyclables. Most plastic that displays a one or a two number is recyclable though you need to check with your area s recycling provider. The number 5 with the recycling symbol indicates polypropylene often just shortened to pp.

The right thing to do is put the right recyclables in the recycling container and non recyclables into garbage containers. Takeout food from restaurants often comes in these types of containers too. But plastic that displays a three or a five often isn t recyclable. This means two things.

You may have been told recently by your local recycling department that you should no longer include plastic tubs in your recycling. Recycled plastic is generally down cycled into lower quality lesser value plastic. First unlike metal which can be melted down and reused over and over and over again.