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Long Beach will no longer accept some plastics and cartons in residential, commercial recycling program

Long Beach will no longer accept some plastics and cartons in residential, commercial recycling program
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LONG BEACH (CNS) – Citing worldwide changes in the recycling industry and a reduction in demand for some types of materials, the city of Long Beach announced today it will no longer accept some plastics and cartons in its residential and commercial recycling program. City officials urged residents to check what types of materials they are putting in recycling bins. According to the city, it will no longer accept four types of plastics: — PVC 3 or Polyvinyl Chloride, including soft and flexible packaging such as plastic food wrapping, children’s toys and teething rings; — LDPE 4 or Low-Density Polyethylene, including plastic bags, produce bags, shrink wrap, dry cleaner garment bags, squeezable bottles and plastic bags that package bread; — PS 6 or Polystyrene, including foam or rigid plastic #6 cups, plates, take-out “clamshell” food containers, egg cartons, cutlery/utensils, form packaging and packaging peanuts; and — Other 7, or catch-all for polycarbonate (PC), and other plastics including compostable plastics and any other type of plastic material that is not a 1-6 type of plastic. The city also will no longer accept cartons, “including all refrigerated, shelf-stable, aseptic packaging boxes and cartons such as juice boxes and cartons, dairy and […]

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