There's finally a way to recycle bottle tops! If you've been following the proper recycling protocol, you've been removing the plastic bottle caps (from pop bottles, milk cartons, ketchup bottles, shampoo bottles, mayo jars, etc., etc., etc.) and throwing them away.
Aveda Salons have announced a new program in which materials from bottle caps are recycled into new caps and containers.
The program accepts caps that are rigid polypropylene plastic, sometimes noted with a 5 in the chasing arrows recycling symbol. This includes caps that twist on with a threaded neck such as caps on shampoo, water, soda, milk and other beverage bottles, flip top caps on tubes and food product bottles (such as ketchup and mayonnaise), laundry detergents and some jar lids such as peanut butter.
Excluded from collection are pharmaceutical lids and non rigid lids such as yogurt lids, tub lids (margarine, cottage cheese), and screw on lids that are not rigid. If you can bend or break the lid with your bare hands, then it does not meet the rigid plastic definition.
I think this is an exciting program and hope to spread the word about this initiative!
I called around in my area and found that the closest participating salon is in Somerset Collection. IF YOU BRING ME YOUR CAPS AND LIDS...I WILL TAKE THEM TO SOMERSET FOR YOU! Instead of throwing those caps away, just toss them in a box off to the side and when you've collected enough, get in touch with me and I'll take them off your hands.
Also, watch this short video for a concise "how to" on recycling. Some of the points have already been mentioned in my blog, but it's nice to have it all repeated in one place.
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