I've been seeing a commercial on Hulu for my county's recycling program, which says that only numbers 1,2, and 5 plastics are allowed.
I found this odd because when I moved here I looked at the city recycling page to find out what I could toss in the recycling bin. Sure enough, it says #s 1-7 are allowed.
@see_the_sus
You're very lucky.
We have to pay for private waste removal and only 1 and 2 is allowed.
Oh I pay but it's not my idea. It's charged with my rent. 😡
@see_the_sus oh the numbers w/ the symbol are important. i learned this when i worked for climate change org in calgary. i was just as disgusted as you.
it's built for a future hope of recycling those materials 🙄
I have worked in plastics manufacturing shops from injection moulding to extrusion machines, and yes, there are different products made of differing polymers. Many are recyclable, but several are not, mostly because of what they're composed of being unable to be broken down and recycled. Now, if you can't break the material down, how long do you suppose it's going to take up space in a landfill and add to the pollution?
I know there are but when a symbol is basically advertised to the masses as something it’s not, I get a wee bit pissed.
And when one government site says one thing and another says something totally opposite, I get equally pissed.
Well bloody fuckin' hell. Here I thought the damn symbol meant the item was recyclable.
"At issue is the use of the logo along with the “resin number” of different types of plastics. Resin one and two plastics, such as bottles and jugs, are the most easily recycled products, but those marked with numbers three to seven, categories that include plastic bags, styrofoam and plastic trays, are typically not recycled and are instead sent to landfills or burned."
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/05/epa-rule-misleading-recycling-logo/