What plastics can I put in my recycling bin?
You can recycle:
- glass bottles and jars.
- plastic bottles, tubs and trays unless it’s black plastic.
- tins, cans and empty aerosol cans.
- kitchen foil and foil meal containers.
- cardboard like cereal boxes, toilet roll tubes, food and drink cartons.
- Tetrapaks like juice cartons.
- cards without glitter.
Can you recycle plastic bags Massachusetts?
Some materials that cannot be recycled with traditional items, such as plastic bags, plastic wrap and bulky rigid plastics, can be recycled if collected separately and taken to a drop-off location. See the Find-a-Recycler tool on the RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts website to locate outlets for these materials.
How do you dispose of plastic bags?
They can get tangled up in the machinery at recycling facilities, endangering workers and halting the recycling process. Instead, you can put them in your garbage cart or drop them off at a store with a plastic bag recycling bin.
What can you do with grocery bags?
25 Brilliant Ways to Reuse Plastic Grocery Bags
- Line trash cans.
- Store as emergency trash bags for the car.
- Use as a wet bag.
- Pack shoes in suitcases.
- Pick up dog poop.
- Stuff into shoes and purses to retain their shape.
- Protect fragile items while moving.
- Store paint brushes or rollers for later use.
Can you recycle plastic bags in California?
AB 2449, passed in 2006, required all grocery stores and other large retailers to accept plastic carryout bags (a.k.a. film plastic) for recycling. This law has expired. Moving forward, all plastic bags and other plastic film items should now go in the garbage.
Can you reuse plastic ziplock bags?
Re-sealable plastic bags like Ziploc aren’t cheap, and reusing them can be a money-saving strategy. According to a Ziploc representative, the Ziploc Storage, Freezer, Snack and Sandwich Bags are reusable by hand washing and thoroughly drying prior to reuse.
Can I recycle roll on deodorant?
Empty plastic bottle deodorants can be placed into your kerbside recycling. Black plastic deodorants and lids are not accepted. Empty glass roll on deodorants can’t be collected unless you’re able to remove the roller ball. If you’re able to remove the ball, you can place the glass bottle into your glass recycling box.
Can you recycle Vaseline tins?
Shampoo bottles, face-cream tubes, Vaseline pots If the plastic is ‘squashable’ – i.e. is not hard like makeup pots or brittle like coat-hangers – then it can be recycled. Make sure all containers are as empty as possible. The caps can also be recycled.
Are plastic mushroom trays recyclable?
Where can I recycle » Increasingly, plastic packaging such as pots, tubs and trays are being accepted as part of household recycling schemes.