Re: Plastic Recycling and Products Thereof

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From: Bruce Nordman
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1993 02:46

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In article <ll9e0rINNcbu@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>, tut@cairo.Eng.Sun.COM (Bill "Bill"
Tuthill) writes:
|> Is plastic recycling mostly BS?  What happens to the plastic
|> we so faithfully wash and separate?  Does it end up in landfill
|> just like plastic people don't wash and separate?

Since plastics are an extremely varied item (chemically, socially,
and economically, to recycle), recycling of it varies similarly.
PET soda bottles and HDPE (primarily) milk bottles are readily
recyclable in many parts of the country.  In large quantities,
some others are.  Some kinds of plastics are technically quite
recyclable, but there may be no market for them currently.

|> I assume so.  I'm trying to find a white picket fence made of
|> recycled plastic, and have been unable to locate one.  If plastic
|> is truly recycled, why don't we see recycled plastic products?

You probably see some without knowing it.  You might try:

Society of Plastics Industry
1275 K Street NW, Suite 400
Washington DC   20005
202-371-5244

for the picket fence.

Bruce Nordman
B_Nordman@lbl.gov

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