Bótiles de vino, agua, zumo Bótiles de cerveza, licores o cualquier otro líquido. Bótiles de aceite o de salsas Botes de mermeladas, legumbres, miel y otros alimentos en conserva. Frascos de cosméticos, colonia y perfumes. Desodorantes de roll-on o pulverizador.
NO ❌
Tapas, y tapones de los envases depositados (metal, plástico, corcho) Cristal plano (ventanas, cristales de coches, espejos) Cristal de pantalla (televisores, ordenadores, etc.) Vasos y copas Vajillas de cerámica o porcelana Ladrillos y piedras Cristales decorados Cristales opacos Frascos de medicamentos Cristales de lentes y microscopios
CÓMO⁉️
1. Procura vaciar bien los envases. 2. Deposita las tapas y tapones de plástico y metal en el contenedor amarillo, y los tapones de corcho en la fracción orgánica. 3. Si utilizas bolsas de plástico para llevar el vidrio hasta el contenedor, deben ir después al contenedor amarillo. 4. El vidrio es un material fácilmente reciclable, prioriza siempre los envases de ese material.
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Poco mas claro, que si o no!
El cancion del blog este: "Mariposa Traicionera" de Maná
TTFN
Help us recycle better!
🟢 Glass containers
YES ✅
Bottles of wine, water, juice Bottles of beer, spirits or any other liquid. Bottles of oil or sauces Jars of jam, legumes, honey and other preserved foods. Bottles of cosmetics, cologne and perfumes. Roll-on or spray deodorants.
NO ❌
Lids and stoppers of deposited containers (metal, plastic, cork) Flat glass (windows, car glass, mirrors) Screen glass (TVs, computers, etc.) glasses and cups Ceramic or porcelain tableware bricks and stones decorated crystals opaque crystals medicine bottles Lens glasses and microscopes
HOW⁉️
1. Try to empty the containers well. 2. Put the plastic and metal lids and stoppers in the yellow container, and the cork stoppers in the organic fraction. 3. If you use plastic bags to carry the glass to the container, they must go to the yellow container afterwards. 4. Glass is an easily recyclable material, always prioritize containers made of this material.
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Little clearer, yes or no!
The song of this blog: "Mariposa Traicionera" by Maná
Increasing the Circularity of #1 Plastic (PET) Recycling
ByMary McDonald
Aug 17, 2022#1 plastic, PET plastic, recycling, thermoformed plastic
Here’s a trick question. Can #1 plastics — otherwise known as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastics — go in the recycling bin?
Bet you thought the answer was yes. That’s only half right. It’s a
trick question because the answer’s complicated. Most curbside recycling
programs accept #1 plastics
for recycling, but only certain forms of it. Bottles that hold various
products—shampoo, salad dressing, water, and soda — are almost always
accepted. Other types of #1 plastic containers — made by a method called
thermoforming — are not accepted or used in the recycling stream.
That may be about to change.
What Is Thermoforming?
Thermoforming is a method of creating packaging by stretching a
heated sheet of plastic over a mold to make a desired shape. Clamshell
containers — which have a hinged side similar to clams — are one common
type of thermoformed packaging. These containers are used to package
salad greens, berries, cherry tomatoes, bakery items, egg cartons, and
more. They cannot be recycled with PET bottles because the two types of plastic, although both categorized as #1 plastic, are chemically different and melt at different temperatures.
As far as plastic packaging goes, thermoformed packaging isn’t all bad. It:
Is lightweight.
Can protect food from going to waste (food waste
is a major climate change culprit). It’s also used for packaging
blisters, medical packaging, and many other types of packaging.
Is recyclable.
Can be made with recycled PET (rPET) as well as a variety of other polymers.
If we could recover more thermoform packaging and add it to the
recycling stream, it would represent a positive step toward reducing
waste and the need for drilling more oil to support our packaging needs.
There’s a growing demand for recycled PET, especially in the textile
industry, which uses it to make polyester. If we can introduce efficient
recycling technology, those thermoformed #1 plastic clamshells do have
value.
Molded from a sheet of plastic, thermoformed containers are popular lightweight packaging for food and other products.
Current Stats on Recycling Plastic PET
Even though it is highly recyclable, the recycling rates for PET plastic packaging are disappointing. Lack of access to recycling systems and low participation among consumers and businesses contribute to poor recycling rates.
As of 2020:
PET plastic bottles have a recycling rate of about 27%, even though most curbside recyclers accept those items.
Only 54% of Americans have access to recycle thermoformed PET plastics such as egg cartons and fruit containers.
Only 9% of thermoformed PET plastics are recycled.
That means that way too much recoverable PET plastic is taking up
space in our landfills or incinerated. At the same time, more oil is
needed to make virgin plastics used in packaging.
Challenges of Recycling PET Thermoform Packaging
There are challenges to recycling PET thermoform packaging, which is why it often goes to waste. These are some of the problems:
In contrast to PET plastic bottles, there is no deposit on food packaging, so it’s solely up to the consumer to recycle.
Adhesives used for labels don’t separate from containers and gum up recycling machinery.
Paper labels mix in with the PET plastic.
Thermoformed plastics have less viscosity and are more brittle,
making these plastics unsuitable for bottle production. So it’s
essential to separate thermoformed PET from other PET containers when
recycling.
Not all materials recovery facilities have sorting equipment that can separate thermoformed packaging from other plastics.
Consumer confusion about whether thermoformed plastics can go in curbside bins.
None of this means we can’t do better. In fact, there is an array of
stakeholders working to improve the circularity of PET packaging.
Working Towards Closed-Loop Recycling of PET Thermoform Packaging
A few years ago, Driscoll’s, the berry company, recognized the lost
opportunities of thermoform-to-thermoform recycling. In collaboration
with packaging suppliers, a materials recovery facility (MRF), and other
industry brands, Driscoll’s became part of The Alliance for PET Thermoform Recycling to remove barriers to thermoform recycling.
In 2021, Driscoll’s and their suppliers
achieved a 9% rate of rPET thermoform packaging in their clamshell
packaging. Before then, their suppliers used rPET from bottles, but not
from thermoform packaging. (Overall, Driscoll’s clamshells use about 80%
rPET — including 40% pre-consumer content, 30% rPET from bottles, and
21% virgin plastic.)
The success of this type of material-specific collaboration may serve as a model for other challenging materials in the recycling stream.
Solutions
Another collaboration comes from The Recycling Partnership. In June 2022, it launched its PET Recycling Coalition,
which is working to improve the circularity of PET recycling. Its
purpose is to create “scalable solutions to packaging and system
challenges” and accelerate “the shift to a circular economy that uses
fewer finite resources.”
As stated on its website, the Recycling Partnership’s plans include:
Increasing PET capture rates by upgrading the efficiency of the recycling system
Optimizing the flow of recycled PET by technology and infrastructure updates at sortation facilities and PET reclaimers
Bolstering PET recycling through expanded access and effective messaging in local recycling programs
Thermoformed
PET plastic is recyclable but likely not in your curbside bin. Ask your
recycling provider where you can recycle them locally.
How Consumers Can Support PET Circularity
The success of PET circularity initiatives will come largely from industry and infrastructure. But you can play a role, too.
Send a message that you prefer sustainable alternatives. Buy products
made with recycled #1 plastics or biodegradable packaging. When you are
shopping, read the package
to see if it’s made from recycled content. If brands put in the effort
and expense to source rPET, they’ll let you know. Look for the term
“post-consumer content” and a percentage.
Call your recycling company and see which #1 plastics they accept.
It’s tempting to toss everything with a #1 on it in the bin. If the
company doesn’t accept it, though, that’s called wish-cycling and can do more harm than good.
Do your bit by sorting plastics
at home and ensuring they are clean and dry when placed in your
recycling bin. Be careful not to put thermoformed plastics in the bin if
your recycling system does not accept them. But there may be a store or
other location where you can drop off these plastics for recycling. Ask
your local recycler and also search the Earth911 database for a drop-off location near you. Nothing happens in our recycling system until you take the first step.
Support extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation
at state and local levels. EPR programs can include deposit and
incentive programs that make it profitable to collect recyclables. Take
the time to ask your local waste management office to add comprehensive
recycling for all plastics, not just #1 plastic.
Our local council has been sending out information on what we can and cannot put in the recycling bins, it is not as we knew before, so there is at least some recognition that everything is not recyclable despite what it says on the container. We have a new recycling plant here on Menorca which is supposed to be able to recycle more than before.
Keep on keeping on! As I keep saying we as consumers can only do so much,in the way of sourcing products in anything other than plastic, it is not easy, however one of the easiest is stop buying plastic bottles of fizzy drinks and other refreshments. It is amazing how much of this is around.
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