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Mostly a note to myself.
I was wondering whether this is recyclable here: the kind of rigid clear plastic packaging which has to be cut open. The specific one I'm wondering about today is marked #3 PVC. But sometimes this kind of packaging is marked #1, or not marked at all.
I'm pretty sure the #1 plastic packages are recyclable. Most recycling drop-off places used to accept #1 and #2 plastics, but not #3 or other vinyl plastics.
Nowadays they don't usually mention the numbers they accept.
http://www.richlandcountysc.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works/Solid-Waste-Recycling
The "Waste Wizard" says that "Clear plastic 'clam shell' containers" can be put with the recycling cart. The image is of the kind of containers that some fruit & vegetables come in, which you can pop open the lid and close it again. From my experience, those are usually #1 PET nowadays.
The "Waste Wizard" says that "Blister packaging" should be put in the trash. But the image is of the blister packs that some pills come in, with metal foil on the back which you push the pills through. That is mixed materials, so I wouldn't expect it to be recyclable anyway.
According to this page, clamshell packaging is a term for a type of blister pack:
https://howtobuypackaging.com/types-of-packaging-the-blister-pack/
That makes the Waste Wizard information seem ambiguous to me.
My decision today is that I should put this #3 rigid clear plastic packaging in the recycling bin, although I'm still not very sure that is correct.
Ah... maybe it is correct. The "Talkin’ Trash" brochure linked from that page says that #1 through #7 plastics are accepted. But then again, it only mentions "Bottles, jars, tubs or trays". And the brochure is dated May 2017, so might be out of date.
Oh! Phone books can be put in the recycling bin too. I was wondering what to do with some old ones. It's not like the old days when they had separate collections for them.
Updated, 2020/03/15:
Another note:
The Waste Wizard does not have any special entry for frozen food boxes. It sounds like they are considered the same as other food boxes and are recyclable (as long as they are all cardboard, without a plastic coating).
I was wondering whether this is recyclable here: the kind of rigid clear plastic packaging which has to be cut open. The specific one I'm wondering about today is marked #3 PVC. But sometimes this kind of packaging is marked #1, or not marked at all.
I'm pretty sure the #1 plastic packages are recyclable. Most recycling drop-off places used to accept #1 and #2 plastics, but not #3 or other vinyl plastics.
Nowadays they don't usually mention the numbers they accept.
http://www.richlandcountysc.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works/Solid-Waste-Recycling
The "Waste Wizard" says that "Clear plastic 'clam shell' containers" can be put with the recycling cart. The image is of the kind of containers that some fruit & vegetables come in, which you can pop open the lid and close it again. From my experience, those are usually #1 PET nowadays.
The "Waste Wizard" says that "Blister packaging" should be put in the trash. But the image is of the blister packs that some pills come in, with metal foil on the back which you push the pills through. That is mixed materials, so I wouldn't expect it to be recyclable anyway.
According to this page, clamshell packaging is a term for a type of blister pack:
https://howtobuypackaging.com/types-of-packaging-the-blister-pack/
That makes the Waste Wizard information seem ambiguous to me.
My decision today is that I should put this #3 rigid clear plastic packaging in the recycling bin, although I'm still not very sure that is correct.
Ah... maybe it is correct. The "Talkin’ Trash" brochure linked from that page says that #1 through #7 plastics are accepted. But then again, it only mentions "Bottles, jars, tubs or trays". And the brochure is dated May 2017, so might be out of date.
Oh! Phone books can be put in the recycling bin too. I was wondering what to do with some old ones. It's not like the old days when they had separate collections for them.
Updated, 2020/03/15:
Another note:
The Waste Wizard does not have any special entry for frozen food boxes. It sounds like they are considered the same as other food boxes and are recyclable (as long as they are all cardboard, without a plastic coating).