Monday, February 23, 2009

New Hope for #5 plastics


Here is some exciting news about recycling #5 plastics and lids (lids from almost anything that has a lid -cool huh!):

1. The company “Preserve” now accepts any #5 plastics, including Brita filters, and recycles them to make their own product line of recycled items. Check out the program here, and how/where to drop off #5s:
http://www.preserveproducts.com/gimme5/

2. Aveda accepts all rigid polypropylene plastic caps/lids, sometimes noted with a 5 for recycling into “new” packaging for their products. For more info check out the program here:
http://aveda.aveda.com/aboutaveda/caps.asp

Does this mean that I can guilt-free eat my hummus and salsa in the #5 plastic tubs again?

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