May 22nd, 2009 Recycling Different Types of Plastics
Do you often find yourself wanting to recycle but not knowing which types of plastic can be recycled? If so, you are not alone. There is a lot of confusion in regards to which plastics can be recycled and which cannot. However, recycling plastics does not have to be difficult, in fact, there is a simple trick to help you determine if a type of plastic can be recycled.
There exists a symbol code with a single digit ranging from 1 to 7 and surrounded by a triangle of arrows. This symbol was designed by The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) in 1988 to allow consumers and recyclers to differentiate types of plastics while providing a uniform coding system. 39 U.S. states now require to be imprinted on all eight-ounce to five-gallon containers that can accept the mark.