Recycling Plastics is as Easy As 1, 2, 3, (4, 5, 6, 7)

1 HDPE can be recycled into flower pots, PS can be recycled into plastic lumber, Recycling Plastics IS. trash cans, traffic barrier cones, cassette tape boxes, flower AS easy AS .. detergent OTHER. 1 , 2, 3 (4, 5, 6, 7)! V (Polyvinyl chloride). This is usually a mixture of various The numbers shown PVC is used in shampoo bottles, cooking oil Plastics , like squeeze ketchup bottles, inside the chasing bottles, fast food service "microwaveable" arrows refer to different types of PVC can be recycled into drainage and Other (number 7) is usually not recycled Plastics used in making irrigation because it is a mixture of different types plastic products and of Plastics . containers. LDPE (Low density polyethylene). How Plastics Are The numbering system is based on a LDPE is found in grocery bags, bread bags, voluntary plastic guide developed by the shrink wrap, margarine tub There are two methods for making plastic Society of The Plastics Industry (SPI).

2 Containers, blow-molding and injection Presently, SPI is working to improve the LDPE can be recycled into new grocery molding. Blow-molding produces necked numbering system to make it easier for bottles (shampoo bottles) while injection you to know what to recycle. molding produces tubs (margarine tubs). PP (Polypropylene). What Do The Numbers Mean? Your Recycling program may be based on PP is used in most yogurt containers, the number system or on how the plastic PET (Polyethylene terephthalate). straws, pancake syrup bottles, bottle was made. Check with your local Recycling coordinator to find out which types of PET is used in the production of soft drink Plastics are recyclable in your community. bottles, peanut butter PP can be recycled into plastic lumber, car Please be sure to recycle only those battery cases, manhole Plastics collected in your Recycling PET can be recycled into fiberfill for program! Most Recycling programs sleeping bags, carpet fibers, rope, PS (Polystyrene) accept only numbers 1 & 2 with necks!

3 PS is found in disposable hot cups, HDPE (High density polyethylene). packaging materials (peanuts), and meat HDPE is found in milk jugs, butter tubs, detergent bottles, motor oil Not all plastic consumer goods are New York State Department identified by code numbers. Some plastic Look for plastic containers that can be of Environmental Conservation products simply do not fit into the recycled in your communities Recycling numbering system that identifies Plastics program. Call your local Recycling used in consumer containers. There are coordinator for more information. If you actually thousands of different varieties can't find your local Recycling coordinator's of plastic resins or mixtures of resins that number, contact us. Recycling . are developed to suit the needs of particular products. Write or call us: NYS Department of Environmental Plastics IS. Conservation Gee Wiz Plastic Facts Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials AS.

4 Bureau of Solid Waste Reduction &. - All plastic starts out as petroleum! Recycling - Five PET bottles yield enough fiber for 625 Broadway one extra-large T-shirt or one square foot Albany, New York 12233-7253. of carpet. About 1,200 soda bottles could (518) 402-8704. carpet the average living room. (Half of all polyester carpet manufactured in the or email us at: United States is made from recycled plastic bottles.). - Twenty-five two-liter bottles can make and check out our web page at: one sweater. - Five two-liter PET bottles yield enough easy AS .. fiberfill for a ski jacket. - It takes 35 two-liter PET bottles to make enough fiberfill for a sleeping bag. Send us your ideas and suggestions, 1, 2, 3, we would like to hear from you! - Plastic makes up eight percent of our trash by weight, but is 24 percent of the (4, 5, 6, 7). volume. - Plastic bottles will take over 500 years to decompose. Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper