How much do you know your plastics?
While sustainable practices that call for recycling plastics are spoken about, it is the nitty-gritties of recycling plastics that are easier said than done. Did you know a plastic bottle of water or your shampoo bottle may fall in to different recyclable plastic material? In fact, the recycle symbols come with their own numbers that indicate the type of plastic, and how best to recycle them. Simply put, the three arrows symbol in the form of a triangle that we tend to see on plastic packages and products does not necessarily mean the product is recyclable. The little number inside the triangle, in fact determines the type of plastic used for the product, and whether it is recyclable.