Archive for NEEPS North East Eco-friendly People's Site          NEEPS Forum Index -> RRRR - refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Townie Can you recycle Juice bottle lids? I often wondered this when taking stuff to the recycling point, (purely because it wasnt that clearly stated on the container)... but when recycling plastic bottles the sign reads, please remove lids.. which I interpreted as take them off before putting them into the container, so that they squash down better... didnt realise that they didnt acutally want the lids.. so thought i'd post here just incase anyone else found it useful too What plastic you can and can't recycle? Quote: Plastic items can be made of several different types of plastic. While most plastic is technically recyclable, certain types are more practical and beneficial to recycle than others. You'll therefore find it easier to find collections for some types of plastic than others. While services vary around the country, here's our guide to what plastic items generally are and aren't accepted by recycling collections and facilities. Yes to:   fizzy drinks bottles water bottles squash bottles white/clear plastic milk cartons cooking oil bottles washing up bottles detergent/fabric softener bottles shampoo/toiletries bottles   No to: bottle lids yoghurt pots margarine tubs ready meal trays plastic packaging plastic bags/cling film plastic toys plant pots/seed trays polystyrene plastic carrier bags http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/w...reduction/recycle-plastic-bottles Meg in the Mountains Yes, I always thought that too and did the same. Then recently tried an experiment with the recycling collection by the council. I squashed the plastic bottles (as I always do) and put the lids back on. The bottles were then collected - tops and all! I do wonder how many plastic bottle tops I have thrown away, simply because it wasn't made clear that they were wanted. PurpleDragon I actually discussed this with the bloke at our council tip some time ago, and he said that they want the tops off because otherwise they go bang in the machine. He said to flatten the bottle and then put the top back on to keep the bottle flat. He then chucks it into the machine, lid and all, and does whatever he does with his machine. Townie Oh thats good to know PD.. thanks for posting.. What I had been doing before now was shoving the lid free bottle into the container and then posting all the lids in afterwards   PurpleDragon Bear in mind, though, that I am using Turriff tip, and other tips may have different policies. You know how councils so enjoy being consistent with their policies ...   hareds Plastic Lids I thought so too but I included lids at our local school which has its plastic bottles collected. They refused the load because it included the lids. I will not do that again! I had heard that they are going to accept them has anyone asked the councils policy? wildgarlic I've asked the council before and been told more than once that you can include the lids IF you can squash the bottle and then reattach the lids. wildgarlic From an Aberdeenshire Council press release Quote: • Recycle any type of plastic bottle, including milk, soft drink, juice, shampoo and cleaning liquid bottles • Rinse out the bottles to avoid smells • Squash bottles flat if you can • Only replace the lids if you have squashed your bottles. If you can’t squash a bottle, leave the lid off and put the lid in your refuse collection. This will avoid hazards and litter when the bottles are crushed into bales for transportation • You can leave labels on. These will be burnt off during reprocessing. Emptying, washing and squashing the bottles is much more important Ina PurpleDragon wrote: Bear in mind, though, that I am using Turriff tip, and other tips may have different policies. You know how councils so enjoy being consistent with their policies ...   It depends on the system they use for recycling: some obviously can't cope with the different plastic of the lids. Townie They dont make it easy for us to recycle things do they! Ina Best thing is not to buy anything in plastic bottles in the first place. Not easy sometimes, I know. johnhcrf Plastic lids Coffee jar lids are built to last. I emailed Kenco to see if they could collect them for reuse. This has to be a possibility since all it needs is for consumer to return to them to stores. It would also save production costs. hcrf Dale Has anyone else noticed the little triangle on plastics with a number in the middle ? Where my mum lives they take anything plastic  with 6 or below in the triangle. simple.  Mind you I save all the lids for mixing paints. Ina Dale wrote:  Mind you I save all the lids for mixing paints. Need some more?    I get plenty, what with coffee from the office etc... misteralz Ina wrote: PurpleDragon wrote: Bear in mind, though, that I am using Turriff tip, and other tips may have different policies. You know how councils so enjoy being consistent with their policies ...   It depends on the system they use for recycling: some obviously can't cope with the different plastic of the lids. I still reckon the best system would be to use prisoners and special needs folk to segregate EVERYTHING that we can throw in our bins and do away with recycling points altogether. It would remove the pious "I'm better than you because I recycle everything" element from society as well as that at the other end of the scale - the "I recycle nothing, because I can", because EVERYONE would be recycling whether they liked it or not. If someone can find a flaw in that logic, I'd love to hear it. Dale No Ina no more please , you could bring some to hold water if you are coming to the painting classes   fluffywelshsheep not so picky down here in clacks they take almost everything i put in my box lol Which included load of plastics they only thing they don't take it tetra pax which i save up and take then to the tip once my crate is full        NEEPS Forum Index -> RRRR - refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Page 1 of 1