Recycline, the company that brings us cool toothbrushes, razors, and a host of products made from recycled content, now will take your number 5 plastics! (because as you know the city only takes bottles and jugs, meaning any of your yogurt containers and take-out stuff CANNOT be taken with your recyclables). Before launching the program the company assessed the benefits and found that the plus of keeping #5s out of the landfill and giving them new life outweighs the negative of you shipping the 5s to them.
Here's how it works:
you mail your plastics to
Preserve Gimme 5
823 NYS Route 13
Cortland, NY 13045 - questions? 888.334.7296
• | Many common food containers – yogurt cups, sour cream containers, hummus tubs, ketchup bottles – are #5 plastics. |
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• | We accept any CLEAN plastic item with a #5 stamp on the bottom. Please check to make sure that there are no other materials (paper, screws, other number plastics) on the items that you send to us. |
• | Make sure that the #5 plastics are clean – the cleaner the plastic, the cleaner the recycling process. |
| • | To help make this program a win for the environment, it is important that you send your plastics back to us via ground shipping (as opposed to air). Reuse a box if you can! |
| • | Shipments should weigh at least 5 pounds and no more than 50 pounds. Any package greater than 50 pounds must be pre-approved by Recycline. |
| • | Make sure to include your return address on the box and add your name and email address inside the box so we can thank you for your good work. |
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