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Plastic Recycling

At the Gillingham Location, we are now accepting the following plastics:

PLASTIC IDENTIFICATION CODE TYPE OF PLASTIC POLYMER COMMON PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
#1 PET Polyethylene terephthalate Soda bottles, oven-ready meal trays and water bottles
#2 HDPE High-Density PolyEthylene Milk, juice and water bottles and detergent bottles
#3 PVC Polyvinyl chloride Plastic food wrap, loose-leaf binders and plastic pipes
#5 PP Polypropylene Medicine bottles, aerosol caps and drinking straws
#7 Other Other (often polycarbonate or ABS) Water bottles, certain kinds of food containers and tupperware

Items that we are currently NOT accepting:

PLASTIC IDENTIFICATION CODE TYPE OF PLASTIC POLYMER COMMON PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
#4 LDPE Low-density polyethylene Dry cleaning bags, produce bags and squeezable bottles
#6 PS Polystyrene Compact disc jackets, packaging styrofoam peanuts and plastic tableware

Other items that we are also not taking at this time include plastic grocery bags, scrap metal, plastic silverware, anything with food residue, Styrofoam, food wrappers, appliances, and toys.

If you have any questions, please contact the Public Works Department at 281-275-2450.