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1PET-bottle |
#1 PET
bottles |
Rinse
out with water and flatten. |
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1PET-other |
#1 PET
items of other shapes |
Do not
mix with bottles; be sure site accepts plastic items that are not bottles. |
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2HDPE-colored bottle |
#2
HDPE bottles with solid color (including white as in Clorox) |
Rinse
out with water and flatten. |
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2HDPE-natural bottle/jug |
#2
HDPE uncolored milk/water/juice jugs or bottles. |
Rinse
out with water and flatten. |
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2HDPE-oil bottle |
#2
HDPE motor oil bottles |
Drain
residual oil into waste oil container for 72 hours; wipe off any oil or
grease on outside of bottle. |
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|
2HDPE-tubs, cups |
#2
HDPE tubs & cups (margarine, cottage cheese, yogurt, etc.) |
Rinse
out with water. |
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| 2or4
bags |
#2
HDPE and/or #4 LDPE shopping or produce bags. |
Most
sites require sorting and accept only limited kinds of bags. Call first.
Also try your local supermarkets. |
|
| 3PVC,
ABS |
#3 PVC
containers, or PVC/ABS pipe |
Some
sites take only bottles, while others take other items made from this kind
of plastic but only in very large volumes. Call first. |
|
| 4LDPE |
#4
LDPE items (other than bags) |
Some
sites take only bottles, while others take other items made from this kind
of plastic but only in very large volumes. Call first. |
|
| 5PP
(polypropylene) |
#5 PP
(polypropylene) items. |
Some
sites take only bottles, while others take other items made from this kind
of plastic but only in very large volumes. Call first. |
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6PS-blocks |
Styrofoam blocks or other large pieces molded to fit what they protect. |
Keep
as clean as possible, for reuse. |
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6PS-food service |
Polystyrene food containers, either solid or foam. |
Rinse
clean first. Do not deposit foam packing material at site that takes only
food containers! |
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6PS-peanuts |
Loosefill styrofoam packaging stuff. |
Keep
as clean as possible, for reuse. Try local packaging services (under that
heading in yellow pages) also. |
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Shrinkwrap |
Shrinkwrap, as used in shipping freight. Usually handled in large volumes
only. |
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