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Plastic Bottles! A Quarterly Newsletter Of The City of Irvine (949) 724-7669 Waste Management of Orange County (949) 642-1191 ® Winter 2005 WANTED FOR RECYCLING: How about All Plastic Bottles! that? For every seven trucks needed to It’s not a “numbers game” anymore deliver paper grocery bags to the store, only one truck is needed to carry the The main goal of any recycling program off program. Collecting “all plastic bot- same number of plastic grocery bags! is to maximize public participation, tles” helps us achieve higher recovery Remember to recycle your plastic increase amounts of post-consumer mate- rates for plastic bottles and reduce grocery bags! For a list of local gro- rials recycled, and minimize contamina- unwanted contaminants in our program at cery stores and other outlets that accept tion. An “all plastic bottle” collection the same time. plastic bags for recycling, visit program, like the one here in Irvine, helps While #1 (PET) and #2 (HDPE) www.plasticbagrecycling.org on the achieve that goal and makes it easier for plastic bottles are still in the highest web. consumers to recycle their plastic bottles. demand by manufacturers, accepting all Irvine residents don’t have to examine plastic bottles enables our program to those bottles anymore to make sure they recover higher volumes of PET and the pantry, your family room, or the car. have a #1 or #2 on them before tossing HDPE type plastics. Since 95 percent of So whether you have weekly curb- them into their recycling carts. all plastic bottles produced are PET and side waste and recycling service at your Consumers want to recycle their HDPE, it is reasonable to assume that the home or you live in a condominium or plastics, but the resin identification codes more bottles we collect overall, the larger apartment complex that has central bins, can be confusing. In some cases, the the percentage collected will be PET and don’t worry about the numbers—Irvine number code is difficult to locate on a HDPE. Plus, there are many new highly Recycles wants all of your plastic bottles bottle. In addition, the resin code is on recyclable plastic bottles that are used in for recycling! For more information about wide-mouth containers and some films, the home and on the go, so we’ll collect plastics recycling, visit the American prompting consumers to ask why these those too. Many of these bottles can be Plastics Council website at www.plastics aren’t recycled in their curbside or drop- collected from the bath, under the sink, resource.com. I wonder what they do with my recycled bottles? A deck, a bench, or even railroad ties able life of plastic lumber is anywhere lumber available. The base product is made out of plastic? Why not just use from 15-20 years in underwater marine made of 100 percent recycled High- wood? A brief look at what plastic lum- applications and well over 50 years in Density Polyethylene (HDPE). HDPE is ber has to offer illustrates the tremendous construction applications, such as decks used to make shampoo and detergent bot- advantages of plastic lumber. for houses. The real edge plastic lumber tles, as well as milk jugs. Some plastic Plastic lumber, made of recycled has over traditional hardwood is that lumber is made entirely of HDPE, which plastic, is a high-quality product that is homeowners may never have to maintain comes in a variety of molded-in colors. both an environmentally friendly and eco- or replace a deck again, while railroad Other types of plastic lumber use com- nomically viable alternative to traditional engineers can drastically reduce their posites, which consist of recycled HDPE hardwood lumber, which is often injected maintenance costs by using plastic lum- mixed with wood fibers, rubber, fiber- with chemicals to ward off insect attacks. ber rail ties. Municipalities can also sub- glass, or other plastics. Plastic lumber, on the other hand, con- stantially reduce their costs by installing Industry, government and consumers tains no hazardous chemicals and cannot and building plastic lumber-based park are finding plastic lumber to be a worry- leak or contaminate the soil. Additionally, benches, trash receptacles and board- free, long-lasting alternative to traditional plastic lumber doesn’t contribute to walks that will last decades, instead of a hardwood, a superior product and an deforestation. few years. ideal substitute that also benefits the envi- Engineers estimate that the work- There are different types of plastic ronment. Close the Loop: Buy Recycled Plastic Products! Congratulations to Irvine’s Waste Recycling wouldn’t be complete if plastic bottles weren’t turned into end products. Reduction Awards Program win- Plastic lumber is just one of the 1,400 products made with or packaged in recycled ners for 2004: 3M ESPE Dental plastics. You can close the loop by purchasing some of these products for your busi- Products; Advanced Sterilization ness, home, promotional or recreational needs. The American Plastics Council main- Products; Allergan Sales; B. tains an extensive directory listing these products, The U.S. and Canadian Recycled Braun Medical; Edwards Plastic Products Directory, which is available online through APC’s website Lifesciences; NGK Spark Plugs www.plasticsresource.com, or can be ordered by contacting 1-800-2-HELP-90. (U.S.A.), Inc.; Ricoh Electronics, You’ll also find plastic and many other recycled-content products listed at the Inc.—MPD; Vons Store #2166; California Integrated Waste Management Board’s “RecycleStore” on the Internet. Southern California Edison— Simply visit www.ciwmb.ca.gov/RecycleStore/ for details. Irvine Operations Center; When you’re out shopping at local stores, remember to check the labels and “buy Mervyn’s Store #0194; Target recycled”! Store #336; and Target Store #1238. Articles on plastics courtesy of American Plastics Council (See article on Page 4) Page 2 Winter 2005 recycled XX--ttrreemmee “bling bling” GGrreeeenn aatt Bling bling is that wonderful, gaudy stuff that says, “I’m here. Notice me.” And these days, there is plenty of recycled art that does just that. Whether you’re interested in the fancy, the functional, or the fun, there is probably recycled art out there to suit your taste—and your budget. X GGaammeess Artist Stewart Webb creates “technomontages” with old computer X chips, used CDs, aerospace junk, lab-grown stones, and antique bakelite. These technomontages take the form of earrings, neck- laces, pendants, clocks, and frames. Want to see more? Visit Webb’s site on the Internet, www.arteco.com. Everything from tote bags to clutches seems to be covered with brightly colored pictures—and have something to say. If you’re a little tired of French that you can’t read, why not look for some- thing more familiar? There are wallets, purses, hobo bags, tote bags, and even duffles made from juice pouches. Or, if you’re interested in something a little spicier, keep an eye out for purses made from Photo courtesy of Abernook.com chip bags. You can see some of these bags at www.Abernook.com or www.YummyBags.com, or search for “recycled juice pouches” on the Internet. Juice pouches and chip bags aren’t the only printed purses and bags available. Myrtlerose’s Attic is one of the many studios making purses from such treasures as Tyvek envelopes covered with used stamps, vintage children’s books, and old album covers. To see products made by Charlene at Myrtlerose’s Attic, as well as similar items such as the woven plastic bag tote, visit www.StreetFairAmerica.com and click on “Recycled Items.” Art for the home and garden is often made from scrap, found, and waste objects, too. We’ve mentioned the clocks made from computer components. But there are also artists who make tableware, lamps, coffee tables, sculptures, wall hangings, and more from broken glass, corrugated cardboard, shoes, mesh bags, pop cans, and the list goes on. During August, sports fans got to enjoy the summer Olympics in If you are looking for recycled bling bling, search for “recycled art” on the Internet or go to www.eco- Athens, Greece, and the X Games in Los Angeles, California. If swimming and beach volleyball were a little too tame for your family, This bookshelf was made from old hardcover books. artware.com. (Photo courtesy of eco-artware.com) Remember to patronize local artists and artisans. chances are you might have watched the extreme stunts of Around the corner from wherever we are, there are cre- skateboarders, bikers, and skaters at the X Games. ative minds putting clever hands to work on found The X Games provided their usual thrills and chills—on a objects as varied as wallpaper and wooden pallets. Check out their work at craft fairs, art shows, or gift greener platform than usual. The ramps, including the new “Mega shops. Ramp,” were all made from wood that came from forests that are environmentally friendly. (The Forest Stewardship Council certifies these forests.) In addition to these ramps, the Games featured a solar-powered sound system, recycling stations for fans and com- Magnificent petitors, and collector cards printed on 100-percent recycled-con- tent paper. Along with stats on the extreme athletes, these collector MONGO cards even provided some environmental facts. When journalist Ted Botha moved to New York City, he furnished his apartment with found objects. In the process, he learned that the city was full of dumpster divers and garbage gurus who gloried in “mongo.” (Mongo is a slang term that means “any discarded item What’s that is retrieved.”) He has recorded their stories in Mongo: Adventures in Trash (Bloomsbury, 2004). Some of the stories are about collectors, and others focus on survivors, but all share a fasci- nation with what might be found in the next bin or bag.
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