Plastic Bottle Labels Recycling

There are some people that will remove labels from cans and bottles.

Plastic bottle labels recycling. Laundry detergent bottles oil bottles pens. Plastic 3 v or pvc vinyl plastic 3 is used to make food wrap plumbing pipes and detergent bottles and is seldom accepted by curbside recycling programs. The plastic bottle label remover is well established in european recycling programs. For most recycled pet resin producers this piece of equipment is a sizable investment.

This was discussed in my february 19 2013 packaging blog. There s no need to remove bottle labels because the recycling process separates them. You can rest easy knowing that whatever plastic metal or glass container you recycle will have its label removed for you. Most curbside recycling programs accept at the very least 1 and 2 plastic bottles and bigger programs accept all numbers and plastics in other forms like yogurt containers.

Plastic bottles and jugs are part of the big five of curbside recycling along with aluminum cans glass bottles paper and steel cans. Pvc or v 2 vinyl or polyvinyl chloride used for food or cling wrap some plastic squeeze bottles cooking oil and peanut butter jars detergent and window cleaner. Why some people remove labels. If you plan on reusing the bottle for a craft project you may want to remove the label as well for a cleaner finish.

High density polyethylene used in opaque plastic milk and water jugs and bottles bleach detergent and shampoo bottles and some plastic bags. Some places don t care if there is a label or plastic seal on the bottle while others do care especially if they are buying the bottles back based on weight. Remove the label and plastic seal if necessary. Greenpeace usa surveyed 367 recycling facilities across the country and found that only two kinds of plastic bottles and jugs are really getting recycled.

Another reason you ll want to make sure to keep your caps on when bottle recycling is that they re made out of a valuable plastic that is in high demand. The other recent packaging market development is the on going attention to full wrap shrink labels on plastic primarily pet but also pp and hdpe bottles and containers and their acceptability and potential contamination in plastic bottle recycling streams. Luckily the recycling process includes a heating process where any labels and excess glue are burned away. Oil and motor oil bottles and toys.

Here s what each plastic recycling symbol means. Many companies put a recycling label.