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If the label says do-not-recycle, but the resin code says #1 PETE (the most profitable and widely-recycled kind), then into which bin does this bottle go?

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7 upvotes, 6 comments. Sidechat poll by Anonymous in OnlyPolls. "If the label says do-not-recycle, but the resin code says #1 PETE (the most profitable and widely-recycled kind), then into which bin does this bottle go?"

Plastics

Landfill

Just chuck it out the car window

193 votes

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Anonymous 3w

Resin code

post

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Anonymous 3w

The bottle itself might be recyclable but there are likely other components like the wrapper that are not recyclable

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Anonymous 3w

That type leaks estrogen compounds when exposed to sunlight

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Anonymous

#1 3w

…estrogen compounds? I’m trying to figure out what word you possibly could have meant and none make sense, plastics leak phthalates

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Anonymous

#3 3w

If the bottle contained something that will not contaminate the plastic, it’s likely the label is the issue and the bottle can be recycled if you remove the label

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Anonymous

#2 3w

the commenter is joking

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