Over the past few years, we’ve seen amazing growth in the recycling of plastics. The recycling of bags and wraps has increased 50% over the past 5 years,plastic bottle recycling reached nearly 29% in 2010, and non-bottle rigid plastics recycling soared 72% in just one year. This week we heard some exciting news about a new partnership that can only keep the momentum building and help divert even more plastics from the waste stream. Preserve®, a consumer goods company based in Waltham, Mass., has partnered with Recyclebank, New York, to reward consumers for recycling, polypropylene, a type of plastic frequently used to make bottle caps and yogurt cups. Plastics make from polypropylene are typically labeled PP or #5.
The environmental benefits of recycling plastics speak for themselves. Why throw used plastic into a landfill when it can be used for so much more? Recycling cuts down on pollution and produces some valuable things in the process, ranging from clothing to construction material. Read more »
I was so pleased to see this article about the increased rate of recycling in San Diego that I wanted to share it with you all.
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