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I find that most of the time when eggs are on sale or where they are the cheapest, they are in the styrofoam containers. I wish they'd just make everyone put them in cardboard. Though, I haven't really had an issue like KK is talking about when they're in cardboard...
Confused because the styrofoam containers have the little recycle logo on them.
It's confusing because even though you see that logo, the city does not recycle everything that can be because they argue that it would be too expensive to do so, therefore many items that can be recycled are simply tossed into the landfill.
NYC's recycling program does not accept Foam Plasticsfor recycling.
Expanded polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam®, constitutes about ½ of one percent (0.5%) of NYC's waste. The recyclable plastics that DSNY collects comprise about 2.14%. (To put this in perspective, recyclable paper comprises about 23% of NYC's waste)
Why NYC Doesn't Accept Foam Plastics for Recycling
Foam plastic is very difficult to recycle unless kept very clean and separate from all other types of plastic. For this reason, New York City and most other cities' plastics recycling programs do not collect it with commingled recycling.
Because of the difficulty of recycling expanded polystyrene, there are relatively few plants in the U.S. that will take it. This means that the material must be shipped to distant factories. The transport and processing is expensive, unsustainable, and not environmentally friendly.
DSNY Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling encourages New Yorkers to consider alternatives to foam plastic wherever possible.
Confused because the styrofoam containers have the little recycle logo on them.
When I lived in Jersey City, I called the Sanitation Department and asked. You would think I had confronted a meeting of the G-8 with an insoluble problem.
After MUCH ADO, the consensus ruled that Styrofoam went into the garbage and was not recycled. (I should have called the DeCavalcantes for a faster ruling.)
Grosvenor,
Yes it is sad that so few places use cardboard egg containers. The only ones I see are the "organic" eggs but I won't pay $5 a dozen for eggs.
Confused because the styrofoam containers have the little recycle logo on them.
Yep,
Mine say "6 PS" in the recycle triangle. Presumably "polystyrene."
You would think they could be used to produce insulation sheets.
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