Recycling Polymers

Recycled polymers fill this peaceful park. Click around to see what’s been recycled—and what it used to be. The possibilities may surprise you.

Recycling gives new life to the things we use. It can conserve valuable resources: landfill space, energy, raw materials. But recycling also takes effort. One place to start is looking at the recycling codes on different packages. The numbers and letters by the triangle will help you sort your plastics for recycling.

You need to get your trash to the recycling center as well. Perhaps your community offers curbside recycling. If not, maybe you can help set up a recycling center near you.

American Plastics Council
1801 K Street N.W.
Suite 701 L
Washington, DC 20006
U.S.A.