Gimme 5 Every Day!
added 01/03/12
Co-op members have asked, and we are responding!
For the past few years, the Co-op has accepted number 5 plastics for recycling approximately twice a month through special collections.
We are pleased to announce that you can now bring your clean and dry number 5 plastics, including Brita filters and all Preserve products, to the Hanover and Lebanon Service Desks any time you wish.
Items must be completely clean and completely dry. We reserve the right to refuse dirty or wet containers and cannot accept drop-offs in White River Junction or at the Co-op Community Market, due to space restrictions.
Why Gimme 5?
Ever wondered why the Co-op offers Gimme 5 recycling, when many shoppers have access to plastic recycling for numbers 1 through 7 through their town’s zero sort program?
Local recyclers currently bale plastics numbered 3 through 7 together and ship them to Asian buyers.
Preserve Products, of Waltham, Massachusetts, uses number 5 plastics to manufacture its 100 percent recycled-content products, many of which we carry at the Co-op.
Preserve is unique in its efforts to build a domestic market for recycled number 5 plastics, which include many containers found in the Dairy Department such as dip and spread containers, margarine tubs, and most yogurt tubs.
For a complete list, check here and always double-check the container and its lid for the number “5” inside the recycle symbol.
See you and your “fives” at the Service Desks!
