Comments on: Water Bottle Deposits and Corn Plastics … do not mix http://www.aboutitall.com/2008/12/30/water-bottle-deposits-and-corn-plastics-do-not-mix/ -- An Oregon Perspective -- Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:42:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ValkRaider http://www.aboutitall.com/2008/12/30/water-bottle-deposits-and-corn-plastics-do-not-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-18 ValkRaider Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:19:15 +0000 http://www.aboutitall.com/2008/12/30/water-bottle-deposits-and-corn-plastics-do-not-mix/#comment-18 Recyclers are going to have to learn how to deal with it. Period. It is not going to go away, and too few people even know what it is let alone know how to separate it from other plastic. So recyclers are going to get more and more of it. The automated separation systems currently use infra-red light to determine the type of plastic and then sort accordingly. They will have to find a way to sort this stuff too. I know I sound harsh, but that is the reality. It is easier to design a system to handle it than it is to get 500,000 people to all follow guidelines. Heck, some people still don't even separate out their glass... Recyclers are going to have to learn how to deal with it. Period.

It is not going to go away, and too few people even know what it is let alone know how to separate it from other plastic.

So recyclers are going to get more and more of it.

The automated separation systems currently use infra-red light to determine the type of plastic and then sort accordingly. They will have to find a way to sort this stuff too.

I know I sound harsh, but that is the reality. It is easier to design a system to handle it than it is to get 500,000 people to all follow guidelines.

Heck, some people still don’t even separate out their glass…

]]> By: Ian http://www.aboutitall.com/2008/12/30/water-bottle-deposits-and-corn-plastics-do-not-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Ian Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:36:40 +0000 http://www.aboutitall.com/2008/12/30/water-bottle-deposits-and-corn-plastics-do-not-mix/#comment-7 Do you think it would make sense for the PLA to have a different recycling number on it so it could be sorted and properly composted? I'm not sure what the resources and legislation needed to do that would be but it seems like a viable option. Do you think it would make sense for the PLA to have a different recycling number on it so it could be sorted and properly composted? I’m not sure what the resources and legislation needed to do that would be but it seems like a viable option.

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