men apparently in charge of taking out the trash. The had in a cart the contents of the trash bins and the plastic bag recycling bin. One young man, apparently in training, asked the other “what do we do with this” to... (4 replies, last updated by johnb June 30, 2008)

From http://www.preserveproducts.com/recycling/britafilters.html "Preserve will recycle each collected Brita® plastic pitcher filter casing into new Preserve products. The filter ingredients—activated carbon that reduces chlorine... (8 replies, last updated by MakingSense February 21, 2009)

My son loves Pringles and goes through about a container a week. The container (the cylindrical can that resembles a tennis ball can) seems like it should be recyclable, but I can’t find any evidence that it is on the... (12 replies, last updated by John Manzo July 4, 2009)

Whenever I have something to pound I go get my husband’s rubber mallet out of his tool box and use that. (with a layer of plastic wrap or something between the dirty hammer and the clean food, of course) (12 replies, last updated by ChiliDude January 4, 2007)

Ironically, clear plastic egg cartons are recyclable, while cardboard ones are not. (2 replies, last updated by MU November 13, 2002)

stella, look for recycling if you are inundated with plastic bags. Or reuse those plastic bags for something else. What you are currently doing is great. Keep going! One stae at a time, Cay (131 replies, last updated by TampaAurora July 24, 2008)

Not any of the ones I’ve used – and it’s sold in plastic jugs, after all. I hope when you “toss” the bottles it’s into the recycling bin! (20 replies, last updated by PattiCakes May 21, 2009)

I hear you Karen :) DH loves plastic wrap (and ziploc bags...landfill fodder), where I’d rather use a ziploc container(recyclable) for storage or glass/ceramic in the mic. Although to his credit he has started using the... (37 replies, last updated by virtualguthrie August 10, 2008)

1. We recycle all our newspaper printed with colored ink, keeping the black & white pages for the compost bin. 2. We recycle all plastic containers with type 1 (PETE) and type 2 (HDPE) designations: some plastic bags, detergent... (53 replies, last updated by opehlia payne June 12, 2009)

I was at a dinner this evening where someone brought a bottle of Mommessin Beaujolais Nouveau in a plastic 750ml bottle. A little googling seems to suggest that the material is 100% recyclable, are supposedly not permeable to... (0 replies, last updated by Frodnesor December 22, 2008)

"NATURE WORKS PLA (sic) COMPOSTABLE" Anyone familiar with this? Do they really mean compostable, not recyclable? NO recycle symbol. If it’s plastic, and compostable, do we really want this is our compost stream? Anyone? (3 replies, last updated by The Chowhound Team April 17, 2006)

Got this topic on the wrong board originally, but did get an answer there. Yes, there is compostable plastic being produced and it reads “compostable” on the back side; there are no recycle symbols. So don’t put... (5 replies, last updated by toodie jane April 23, 2006)

. As for the environmental impact, the packaging is usually #6, which is recyclable where I live. The standard tear-off plastic bags for unpackaged produce are not recyclable in my locality. (8 replies, last updated by AnneM January 19, 2007)

and picnics, because I can’t stand subjecting my guests or myself to flimsy, barely functional cutlery. There’s no recycle symbol to be found on the plastic... Does anyone have any suggestions for what I can do with... (14 replies, last updated by cimui July 14, 2009)

I have a stack of old of plastic cutting boards that I’ve been saving to do something with. I just can’t figure out what. Any creative ideas? Are these recyclable (my town will only take 1 and 2 plastic). I feel badly... (1 reply, last updated by mnosyne September 4, 2007)