How to recycle plastic?

All plastics can be recycled but what is collected depends on what scrap dealers want to buy. So check with your local recycling, centre first, To raise acceptance by scrap dealers, do these: rinse and dry the bottles, flatten PET bottles, separate the different kinds of plastic (caps and labels), and remove paper labels and stickers.

These can be recycled:

• PET bottles (that used t6 contain carbonated drinks, mineral water, cooking oil)
• Bottles and containers for packing foodstuff, toiletries, lubricant oils
• Film-grade plastic (bags, sweet and fruit wrappers, instant noodle packs, fruit wrappers)
• Household plastic ware (pots, baskets, cutlery, kitchen ware, hangers, furniture)
• Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) items (pipes, casings, gutters, water pipes)
• Miscellaneous: blister packs, egg cartons, drinking straws, video cassettes, CDs, raffia, toothbrush, pens,
• Plastic parts from computers and electrical appliances
• Automobile plastics (bumper, spoiler, dashboards, mudguard)
• Polystyrene. These are currently not collected for recycling or cannot be recycled:
• Containers for hazardous materials (chemicals, paints, agro-chemicals)
• Laboratory apparatus
• Nylon
• Soft plastic-aluminium packs for packing biscuits, coffee and creamer. These are not recycled because the process of segregating both materials is lengthy.