Ambassador free report for August,2022by Prince Foley | 10-08-2022 16:38 |
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 This symbol you see on most packaging does not mean it's recycled! Until today, when I saw the below symbol on products, I assumed that the packaging had been recycled... I bet most of the population also do! The icon is actually very misleading and manufacturers use it to their advantage, next time you look at the symbol you will notice it contains a number from 1-7. What do the numbers mean? 1 – PETE (Can be recycled) 2 - HDPE (Can be recycled) 3 - PVC (Difficult to be recycled) 4 – LDPE (can be recycled) 5 – PP (Can be recycled) 6 – PS (Difficult to be recycled) 7 – Other (Can't be recycled) No. 1 and No. 2 bottles and jugs are the only plastics that can legitimately be called ¡°recyclable¡± and advertised as such. That¡¯s because they are the only resins that have ¡°sufficient market demand and domestic recycling/reprocessing capacity,¡± according to the report. The remaining municipal plastic waste is often referred to as ¡°mixed plastic.¡± Ever since China shut its borders to the world¡¯s mixed plastics in 2018, the U.S. has struggled to find a market for its plastic waste, especially No. 3 through No. 7 plastics, which are less valuable. This is another great example of how misinformation can harm the environment 🙄 References https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/g804/recycling-symbols-plastics-460321/
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