Plastic Recycling

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    We all know that one of the items that can be recycled are plastic. But did you know that not all types of plastic can be recycled. The only types of plastic that can be recycled are no. 1 and 2 plastic. 

    To find out if a certain plastic item is no. 1 or 2 all you have to do is look on the bottom or somewhere on the side of the plastic item. It will have a recycling sign like this --->♻️ with a number in the middle. If it is recyclable it will have the number 1 or 2 in the middle. 
Example:
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    A few examples of recyclable plastic are.....
  • Soda
  • Water bottles
  • Clean milk jugs
  • Clean shampoo and conditioner bottles

    The no. 1 type of plastic is Polyethylene terephthalate. The no. 2 type of plastic is high density Polyethylene. 

So, the next time you go to your recycling bin to recycle plastic, pay closer attention to what number is on the plastic item. 

Credit: General Kinematics


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