[Grovenet] Plastic recycling news

[Katie Allnutt]

Interesting stuff about what when and where to recycle plastics....

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> update about plastics recycling
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> Here's an update about Master Recycler Plastics Roundups. Almost  
> 7,000 metro
> residents have participated in the last two years, resulting in  
> more than 73
> tons of plastics that have been either recycled or put back to  
> reuse. All of
> this helps in curbing global warming!
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> Winter Master Recycler Plastics Roundups will take place on two  
> Saturdays
> and four locations:
> Saturday, January 26th, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at two locations:
> * Southeast Portland: Floyd Light Middle School, 10800 SE Washington
> * North Portland: Hosted by Kaiser Permanente West Interstate, 3325 N
> Interstate (Off Fremont and Overlook Park)
> Saturday, February 9th, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at two locations:
> * Lake Oswego: Co-hosted by Shorenstein Realty Services LP and
> Autodesk, Inc., 5400 Meadows rd.
> * Rock Creek: Westview High School, 4200 NW 185th Ave.
> If you'd like to be added to the e-mail info/reminder list, please  
> contact
> _masterrecycler at ci.portland.or.us_  
> (mailto:masterrecycler at ci.portland.or.us) .
> What's New:
> It's always a good idea to check what's new, because plastics markets
> change. This is especially true this time as Agri-plas, Inc. now  
> has some new
> equipment that will make it easier to recycle thinner plastic  
> (bags). No more
> sorting crinkly vs. stretchy! All bags can be placed together. And  
> they are
> taking more plastics, including the Mylar and tortilla chips bags.  
> (See list
> below)
> Another change is they are now accepting vinyl (no PVC piping,  
> though).
> Please do note that we have had two major contaminants at these  
> events:
> plastics with metal or electronics inside and so-called  
> biodegradable or
> compostable plastics. Both of these can ruin machines and other  
> plastics, so please
> don't take them to the roundups.
> PPlease SORT and RINSE plastics into the following categories ahead  
> of time:
> § Plastic bags (dry cleaning, store sacks, cereal liners, bubble wrap,
> Mylar, six-pack rings, tortilla chip bags, freezer bags, zip- lock  
> bags,
> etc.)
> § Plant pots and trays (Please knock out dirt ahead of time.)
> § Please rinse and sort plastics with numbers by numbers (Bags and
> pots go in separate categories above.)
> § Miscellaneous plastics without numbers: bottle caps, lids,  
> cracked CD
> cases, straws, vinyl; or broken lawn/patio furniture, play  
> structures, toys
> (think Big Wheels), pet igloos, laundry baskets, and kiddy pools; &  
> more. (Bring
> it; we'll take it if we can.)
> CDs and DVDs are made of high-grade plastic that's highly  
> marketable; please
> keep them separate.
> § Plastic reusable items (uncracked CD cases; good lawn furniture,
> play structures, pet igloos, laundry baskets, and kiddy pools; cat  
> litter
> buckets; & more)
> We are sorry we CANNOT accept:
> § "Styrofoam" blocks, food trays, or egg cartons. "Peanuts" can be
> taken to mailing companies.
> § Plastic printed "compostable" or # PLA 7.
> § Plastics with a neck (These are accepted in all curbside programs.)
> § PVC pipe
> § Food-contaminated or dirty plastic
> § Foam or rubber
> VHS and audio cassette tapes
> Containers that once held hazardous products (e.g., motor oil,  
> pesticides,
> other chemicals)
> § Plastic with metal or electronics inside (Spray bottle nozzles and
> hand lotion pumps have springs in them; please remove the spring or  
> toss the
> pump.) (Small toys also may have imbedded metal.)
> FFor more information, visit _www.masterrecycler.org_
> (http://www.masterrecycler.org) .
> Stats about plastics roundups:
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> Participants, Master Recyclers, and Agri-Plas Inc. [the company  
> north of
> Salem that recycles the plastics] report that the number of  
> participants and
> amount of plastic keeps getting better and better at each event.  
> This fall, 1700
> cars participated in the roundup and 16 tons of plastic were recycled.
> (That's compared to the record high of 1300 cars and 13 tons last  
> February.)
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> J Lauren Norris
> Master Recycler Program Coordinator
> (503) 823-7530
> 721 NW 9th Ave., Suite 350
> Portland, OR 97209
> _www.masterrecycler.org_ (http://www.masterrecycler.org/)
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