As many have probably discovered, it is very difficult if not impossible to get all plastics recycled. Most communities only recycle two or three of the seven types of plastics. For me, that means I can recycle milk jugs but not soda pop two liter and smaller bottles; caps from milk and pop containers; containers for dairy products like cottage cheese, sour cream, and margerine; and plastic bottles for such products as peanut butter, jam, catsup, liquid margerine, honey, and juice as well as their lids or covers. At this point in my life, it is difficult to recycle these items within my home except on a limited and rare basis. The one other kind of plastic that is impossibe to get recycled are the containers prepared food comes in from the grocery store or restaurants, as well as the platforms that meats and pastries come on from grocery stores. These kinds of products will take centuries to dissolve in landfills, and quadrillions of tons of these plastics are in or are going to landfills. I can fortunately have plastic bags from the grocery store recycled.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resin_identification_code
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