Your Questions About Recycling
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Lizzie asks…
How do you type the recycle sign?
The Expert answers:
Common Recycling Symbols can not be typed, there is no keyboard combination like there is for ®
It’s commonly a stylized drawing of a Mobius strip or loop.
See http://recycle.dpw.dc.gov/recycle/lib/recycle/RecyclingSymbolGreen.JPG
Nancy asks…
do you recycle????????????????
i do.
(:
and why do u do it??
and if u dont why?
The Expert answers:
Yep, everything in my house that has the recycle symbol on it gets recycled. Its really not hard and theres lots to gain.
Laura asks…
Can bottle liners be recycled?
the have a little recycle symbol on the bottom, but the box says discard after use. can they be recycled? cause I want to recycle them if i can. were trying to go green so thats why im wondering lol
The Expert answers:
Yes, if the symbol is on the bottom of the liner they can be recycled. I know most drop ins are recyclable. I used to use the old fashioned playtex liners that you had to fold over the rim (what a pain) and they weren’t recyclable, but the drop ins are.
I just place the rinsed used liner into the produce bags from the grocery store, then toss the bag and liners into my recycling can, it saves a mess of a bunch of liners all over.
Donald asks…
Does the ‘Recycle’ symbols mean it can be recycled or comes from recycled materials or both?
I was looking on a Hostess cupcake container and saw one with the number 6 inside the symbol.
The Expert answers:
There are 2 types of recycling symbols. One is found on plastics, that is the chasing arrows with a number from 1-7 that tells you what type of plastic it is, so it can be sorted for recycling. The number 7 is the hardest to recycle, because it is anything that isn’t 1-6.
There is a 2nd set of symbols that tell you it is made of recycled material. The symbol is the chasing arrows inside of a circle. If they have a number inside the arrows that is the percentage of recycled material the item contains. There may be more info about post consumer or pre consumer waste.
I put a link with a lot more info about all the symbols.
Charles asks…
MAC cosmetics recycling program?
I was wondering what I can recycle there to get the free lipstick. I was mostly wondering about the brush clenser bottle, and the makeup remover wipes packaging. Oh and the false lashes packaging. Also, I have a makeup quad so do i have to finidh the whole quad or can I just take out the empty pan and recycle that? Also anything else that can be recycled that might be kinda different than the usual eyeshadows and lipsticks. Thanks!!
Do you have to have a MAC Pro card to recycle at the MAC Pro store? And how do you know if its MAC Pro? I thought it was just lipstick, not lipgloss too!! LOL
The Expert answers:
You can recycle almost anything. Look on the products and you’ll see a recycle symbol. That includes the brush cleaner and makeup remover wipes. I don’t think you can recycle the quad and the pans. They seriously recycle anything like makeup removers, face products, empty pot paints, ummm i dunno what else ? Just look for the recycle symbol. Most of the time i will empty my mac pigments and put them into empty jars and recycle those for free eyeshadows at a MAC pro store only. The counter will only allow lipsticks and lip gloss.
Good luck
Mark asks…
can u recycle chip bags?
big or small
The Expert answers:
You could reuse them by washing them out but recycling i don’t think so unless they got the recycle symbol on them.
Joseph asks…
Do you recycle?
Anything? Everything? What?
The Expert answers:
Definitely, the local city council provide large green wheelie bins with yellow lids which are picked up every fortnight. We recycle all paper including newspapers, all plastics with the recycle symbol on them, glass, metal cans (eg baked beans tin corn etc) aluminium drink cans, clothes and fabrics etc. Quite a bit really, its a good initiative on the councils part. Aussies are right into recycling and just about all local councils provide recycling bins and recycling depots. Telstra which is our major phone provider also have bins for those bulky last years phone books and also old mobile phones. Also most of our optometrists take peoples old glasses for 3rd world countries.
All in all we don’t do too bad over here. I always make an effort to recycle.
Chris asks…
If a product doesn’t have a recycling symbol, does that mean it’s not recyclable?
My friend keeps telling me not to put plastic, paper, or metal in the recycling bin if it doesn’t have the symbol on it. Is he right?
The Expert answers:
Technically, everything could be recycled but the recycling codes indicate how they can be recycled. If it does not have a code, there has been no determination of how to recycle it and few recyclers can be bothered with figuring it out themselves. A recycler only wants the products he can sell and many recyclable products do not have much of a market hence many with recycling codes are also not wanted. Most recyclers will take recycling code 1 and maybe 2 plastics but not the others as they simply can’t sell them at a high enough price. Likewise, they usually don’t want glass even though glass can be easily recycled. The business model for recycling bins are the monthly fee charged for the pickup, in truth, very little recycling is done.
Ken asks…
Those little numbers inside a recycle symbol…?
I was wondering how to tell if you can reuse the plastic containers for food storage and such. I was under the impression that you can reuse it if the number was 5 or above. Is this true? And, can I reheat food in these containers?
The Expert answers:
You are referring to the resin identification numbers. You should be able to reuse any number. And you can reheat food in any container, you just may have to be careful with your power setting so you don’t melt the container.
1 = Polyethylene terephthalate
2 = High-density polyethylene
3 = Polyvinyl chloride
4 = Low-density polyethylene
5 = Polypropylene
6 = Polystyrene
7 = Other combination of polymers
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