BigTrout75@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoYou have to remove the plastic label if you want to recycle this plastic bottle.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square157fedilinkarrow-up1470arrow-down181
arrow-up1389arrow-down1imageYou have to remove the plastic label if you want to recycle this plastic bottle.lemmy.worldBigTrout75@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square157fedilink
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months ago Some can be recycled with the label on, but only if the plastic used is the type that can be recycled Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t that only true if the plastic uses for the label is in the same category (same recycling symbol) as the bottle?
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-25 months agoIn my experience, some labels are quite detailed and will say whether you need to separate the label or lid from the container, or not. But generally speaking, yes, assuming the material class is the same, it should be fine to recycle them together.
Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t that only true if the plastic uses for the label is in the same category (same recycling symbol) as the bottle?
In my experience, some labels are quite detailed and will say whether you need to separate the label or lid from the container, or not.
But generally speaking, yes, assuming the material class is the same, it should be fine to recycle them together.