by Emily Neuman
Co-op Sustainability Coordinator
The Co-op’s Gimme 5 recycling program for #5 plastics has been expanded. We can now accept all types of rigid polypropylene (aka #5) plastic. For those of you who’ve attended collection events in the past, you know that we were taking injection-molded items only. [Those are the ones with a little nib at the center of the container or lid.] We are now able to take all thermo-formed #5’s too [the ones without the nib]. The thermo-formed process is gaining in popularity because it does the same job as injection-molding with less material. Preserve Products, our recycler, is adapting to the changing market and tweaking their recycling process to accommodate both strains of #5 at their facility. This change will make recycling #5’s much easier for us all!
Gimme 5 recycling rules: Containers and lids must be CLEAN and DRY and have the 5 symbol on them. We will only accept items that meet these requirements.
