Recycling Unmarked Plastic

debodun

debodun

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I bought a plastic container of dates. When I finished the fruit, I looked for a recycling emblem that is usually embossed somewhere on the container. I didn't see any on this one. Should I put in the recycling bin or just trash it?
 

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This is one of those 'catch 22' :unsure: questions. I would say that either is alright.
 

fmdog44 said:
I would say "no". There are 8 classes of plastic and only a few are recycled.
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You are correct. Wife and I have been involved in recycling since the early 80's and belong to a large environmental group in our county. Most plastic is not recyclable and in fact, gets tossed and put into landfills because people mistakingly think all plastic can be recycled. The problem is that only a few areas have a facility that can separate the plastics. Since the non recyclables taint the batch, it all goes in the landfill. There was a recent article in the Chicago Tribune speaking to this issue (Chicago has one of the lowest recycle rates in the country).
Wife and I volunteer at a styrofoam center every week and we have to manually separate the styrofoam from all the other 'foams' that people throw in there. It's the usual stuff --- people are lazy and/or refuse to educate themselves and just feel good about themselves when they simply separate all plastics.
 
Deb, it depends on what they accept in your region. There must be some guidelines, search online.

If they decline or reject your recycling pickup, you won’t have accomplished anything. If in doubt, like with this unmarked container, it’s probably better to err on the side of caution and trash it. It really bothers me to say that.
 
Is the brand Parnoosh? I had to look really hard to see the number. It’s a 5. That’s ok here.

Interestingly, there’s no source of where they came from. Obviously not Canada. LOL.
 
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