HOW TO RECYCLE PLASTIC?

* There are over 50 different types of plastic that are in use today. However, the mostly used plastics are HDPE, PVC and PET.
* It is good to deposit the waste plastic bottles at the local recycling banks.
* The plastic bottles should be cleaned initially, before taking them for recycling.
* Purchasing those containers that your residential recycling program won’t accept must be avoided.
* You can seek the help of your county’s department of public works or other recycling centers to determine what type of plastic to recycle and where to take them for recycling.
* Crush the plastic containers to save space in your recycling bin.
* The plastic bottles should be deposited in the recycle bins. Throwing away the plastic bottles in the trash should be avoided.
* Many of the recyclers do not recycle all kinds of plastics. It is necessary to find out what kind of program your community has, for recycling plastics.
* Remember to remove all the labels and caps from the plastic bottles before you send them for recycling.
* Follow your community’s instructions on what to do with your plastic bottles. Most often there is a special curbside collection for recycling, but otherwise take them to your local Bottle-Bank.

FACTS

1. Americans use a whooping 2,500,000 plastic bottles every hour. And the sad news is that most of those used bottles reach the landfills.

2. Recycling plastic saves twice much energy as burning it in an incinerator.

3. Plastic bags and other plastic garbage thrown into the ocean kill as many as 1,000,000 sea creatures every year.

4. Americans throw away 25,000,000 plastic beverage bottles every hour.