Tag Archives: Types Of Plastics

Deciphering the Plastic Recycling Codes

To say that recycling has gained a lot of attention in the last 20 years or so would likely be considered the understatement of the year. Even with all of the information available out there, there are still some serious miscommunications and myths circulated about everything from where to recycle to what types of products [...]

Look for the Recycling Symbol!

Those who are environmentally conscious may recycle on their own each day at their home or office. This is always a great way to help the environment by cutting down on waste as well as the destruction of the environment to create virgin materials. Keeping the environment in mind, some like to purchase items made [...]

Explaining a Different Process of Plastic Recycling

If you have done any studying about recycling plastic at all aside from just learning to put in a recycling bin, you have doubtless come across the growing debate and work on the different processes of plastic recycling. With plastics, all things are not created equal. Plastics with different uses often have wildly different chemical [...]

Plastic Recycling Numbers

The Meaning of the Plastic Recycling Numbers

Not all types of plastic can be recycled but with the help of plastic recycling numbers which are sealed on the plastic, you can find out whether it can be recycled or not. In recent history, there has been a lot of attention paid the numbers found on plastic items of all kinds. Those numbers [...]

Recycling Plastics for Beginners

Its funny how the idea of recycling is thought to be so new. Its comes as a surprise to many people that reusing things and making them into new and useful goods has been around for longer than the last 40 years or so. In generations past, it was common practice to use chalkboards to [...]