NC Plastic bottle ban begins Thursday

[ccharles000]

Don’t break the law by tossing that soda bottle or milk jug into the trash can.

Starting Thursday , the state will ban two types of plastic bottles from landfills to raise North Carolinians’ recycling rate of one in five bottles.

The ban affects residents, institutions and businesses and applies to these plastic types:

* No. 1 PETE, including soda and water bottles.
* No. 2 HDPE, including milk jugs, detergent and shampoo bottles.

Remember to remove the caps and lids, which are not recyclable.

While no plastic police will go after household violators, individuals can do their part to protect the environment and support the recycling industry by taking advantage of existing recycling services.

# Those who live in single-family houses in Greensboro and other municipalities that provide curbside pickup should place plastic bottles in their cans as they would other recyclables;
# Those who live in apartments or condominiums should place bottles in a recycling bin or Dumpster, if one is provided by their property manager or homeowners association

http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/09/29/article/plastic_bottle_ban_begins_thursday

[gateley]

1. That's great! I wish they'd do that here -- and everywhere!! nt

[Captain Hilts]

2. Good on Carolina. nt

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. Yeah. Good luck with that.

My apartment building has the recycle bin right beside the dumptster, and people still throw all their shit in the dumpster - too lazy to bother separating out the recyclables.

It is as if recycling is a deliberate affront to their liberty or something.

Pisses me off.

[Ron Green]

5. Education is slow and painful, but worth it.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. I wouldn't call that a 'ban'. I'd call it mandatory recycling. A ban on plastic bottles would mean a

return to glass bottles or something else and no new plastic bottles would be made.