How To Recycling Plastic #5
Plastic #5 is not a label or brand. It is actually a category of plastic packaging or products that are not as simple to recycle. There is a specific type of recycling program for them such as the Preserve Gimme 5 Program. http://www.preserveproducts.com/gimme5/index.html
The plastic used in toothbrushes made from polypropylene plastic, is one such plastic that falls under this category. Others include:
• Cottage cheese
• Yogurt
• Cream cheese
• Ricotta cheese
• Margarine
• Hummus
• Medicine bottles
• Some plastic ice cream containers
• Food storage and take-out
Although polypropylene packaging is used for hundreds of products, a limited number of communities have curbside #5 plastic collection. Rather than trashing these resources, Preserve recycles them into useful products, like cutting boards, plates, toothbrushes, razors and cutlery.
(Source) Earth911
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