An In-Depth Look at Clothes Hanger Recycling
Clothes hangers can be made of metal, plastic or wood, which are all recyclable materials. However, questions about collection and how to dismantle them results in a large majority ending up in landfills.
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A FOXNews story went behind the scenes in the hanger industry and discovered some surprising numbers. Most notably, 85 percent of plastic hangers are not reused or recycled, and until recently, that number was higher for metal hangers at 90 percent.
Plastic hangers are a mix of different plastic resins, which make them difficult to recycle with plastic bottles or bags. Metal hangers can be recycled as scrap metal, but many municipal programs don’t include them in the list of items accepted at the curb.
There are now recycled-content hangers on the market, made from recycled plastic and paperboard. One brand even provides the hangers free of charge to drycleaners because they come with advertising.
Recycling is actually a final option for hangers, as many dry-cleaners and second-hand stores will accept them for reuse. This is true regardless of the hanger material.
Rich
posted on March 9th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Do you know of any company that makes a portable carrier so consumers could take their hangers either to their cleaners or a recycling location
Pat Griffiths
posted on March 14th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
I have many wooden hangers and do not use anymore. Where can I recycle them?