Toronto Recycle Plastic Cutlery

This number which ranges from 1 to 7 indicates what type of plastic is used to make the item.

Toronto recycle plastic cutlery.

Cutlery and other disposable items by 2021. Separate plastic bags over wrap from newspapers flyers magazines water soft drink cases. Put shredded paper in a clear plastic bag. Items stamped with a 7 are difficult to recycle and are best rewashed and reused.

Our facility is equipped to process plastic in a wide variety of ways including baling grinding pelletizing and extruding reclaimed plastics from a wide variety of waste generators. Unfortunately most plastic cutlery is stamped number 7. Not all items with a recycling symbol are accepted in toronto s blue bin recycling program. Plastic utensils can be real time savers when it comes to cleanup just throw them away.

Recycle the fork if the number stamped is 1 to 6. But if you re environmentally conscious and wonder if you can recycle those plastic spoons and forks the answer is yes and no. Use clear plastic bag only if necessary. Put items in loose and not bagged.

Companies that manufacture goods package or distribute can benefit from re source recycling s plastic diversion programs.