Here you go. A handy little reference list. All of that common plastic sitting around in your house....AND how all that stuff can be recycled...
In Canada, 44 per cent of the population (that is a total of almost 14 million people) currently have access to plastic bag recycling through programs, drop-off depots, or at-store bag take-back programs. That is a lot of us that can make sure we are recycling.
Your home: plastic forks, knives and spoons, meat packing
Recycled Into: CD Cases, office supplies
Your home: plastic pop bottles, juice bottles, jars of peanut butter
Recyled Into: carpet backing, pillow stuffing, some sweatshirt material
Your home: plastic Milk jugs, shampoo and conditioner bottles, body wash bottles
Recyled Into: More bottles! Recycled plastic bottles, plastic lumber
Your home: Plastic Bottle tops (most are recyclable)
Recyled Into: industrial packing cases and ice scrapers (for those of us who live in those areas where winter means ice and snow on the windshield)
Your home: Plastic water bottles, film for wrapping up your meat products
Recyled Into: Plastic insulation for cables and drain pipes
Recyled Into: Plastic lumber and compost bins (now that is good for the environment!) alive.com
In Victoria, municipality recycling programs do not seem to be in place...yet. But stores like London Drugs, Safeway, Save On and Thrifty Foods have recycling programs and you can take your plastic bags there...It's a good start. (www.myplasticbags.ca)
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