Ann Marie Brown

I will read through the three emails each week to learn more about plastic and get ideas on how to use less.

Plastics recycling is real, and it works in the Twin Cities metro area when done correctly. I will spend 30 minutes learning about how to correctly recycle plastics in the Twin Cities and where recycled plastics end up.

The numbers #1-7 on plastics tell us a lot and can help us be better recyclers. I will learn more about what the symbols on plastics mean.

Contamination makes the recycling process more difficult. I will review which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my county and recycle only those items. 

Instead of trashing them, I will recycle 3 plastic bags per day bringing them to a drop-off or special pickup

I will learn about what different descriptions and marketing terms mean when used on plastics.

I will make sure any BPI-certified compostable plastic products I use will be disposed of correctly by putting them in my curbside compost/food scraps bin or taking them to a drop-off location and not placing them in the regular recycling.

I will recycle 1 plastic caps per day by placing them back on the plastic bottles before placing them in my recycling bin.