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Tips on Recycling Plastic Containers

Trey Granger, May 21st, 2008

There are several things to keep in mind before recycling your plastic containers. First, check with your local recycling program to know which types of plastics you can recycle in your bin or at a drop-off location. Dump any remaining liquid or food, scrunch container and put lid back on. Be sure to rinse out your recyclables to ensure less contamination in ... read more

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Benefits of Recycling Plastic Containers

Chad Burnham, May 21st, 2008

Recycling plastics has never been easier. One of the more common forms of plastic containers is polypropylene. Today, according to internal Earth911 data, more than half of Americans have reasonable access to recycle polypropylene plastic containers. Recycling plastics helps valuable materials live a second life as new products and keeps them out of landfills and our natural environment. You’re also helping ... read more

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Facts About PVC

Teresa Hall, May 21st, 2008

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a thermoplastic polymer of vinyl chloride. Vinyl, which was developed by scientists in the 1920s, is composed of chlorine, based on common salt and ethylene (from natural gas). PVC resin is hard, but with the addition of plasticizers, a flexible, elastic plastic material is made. Uses PVC is used extensively within the construction industry for the following ... read more

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Plastic Recycling Facts

Trey Granger, September 6th, 2007

According to the Beverage Marketing Corp, the average American consumed 1.6 gallons of bottled water in 1976. In 2006, that number jumped to 28.3 gallons. More than 2.4 billion pounds of plastic bottles were recycled in 2008. Although the amount of plastic bottles recycled in the U.S. has grown every year since 1990, the actual recycling rate remains steady at around ... read more

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