Asked in Waste and Recycling
Waste and Recycling
Can you recycle plastic CD holders like any other plastic container?
Answer

Wiki User
July 28, 2011 4:14PM
Yes, plastic is plastic so you can recycle it in the way you recycle other plastic waste.
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What is more difficult to recycle cardboard or plastic or plastic and aluminum?

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hand
2: If a mixture of plastic is not recycled together they either
contaminate the melt or you get a lower grade of plastic than the
originals. This is called "downcucling".
3: Plastics need more energy to recycle than any other
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How do you recycle things like paper plastic and clothes?

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Into what what things can you recycle plastics?

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What happens when you recycle a plastic bag?

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Answer
Many stores do have bins where you can return them. That keeps
them off of the streets. It also makes it possible to recycle them
since they are clean and separate from other recyclables.
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How to Make a Plastic Bag Organizer?

When we go shopping for groceries, we take our plastic bags and
place them into another plastic bag when we get home. We re-use
these plastic bags as trash can liners and other things. The
problem is that the plastic bag holding all these plastic bags is
usually hung in a cupboard, and elsewhere, getting bulkier as we
stuff even more plastic bags in it. Wouldn't it be nice to be able
to organize these plastic bags into a more convenient container?
The following steps are going to show you how you can make your own
plastic bag organizer.
Step 1: You will need the following items.
• An empty disinfectant wipes container.
• Your plastic bags
• Scrap book paper, or gift wrapping paper.
Step 2: Remove the top from the disinfectant wipes
container.
Step 3: Clean out any residue inside the disinfectant wipes
container, and remove the label from the container.
Step 4: Take your plastic bags and put them inside the
container.
Step 5: Pull one of the plastic bags part way through the
opening on the lid of the container.
Step 6: Place lid back onto container and close flap.
Step 7: Using the scrap book paper or the gift wrapping paper,
wrap the container with the paper and glue into place. Add whatever
other decorations you want such as bows, ribbons, etc.
You now have a convenient, cost-effective storage container for
your plastic bags. You can use several disinfectant containers to
make these plastic bag organizers for your office, and even keep
one in your car. Not only are you recycling the plastic bags from
the grocery store, but you are also reusing the plastic containers
the disinfectant wipes came in, therefore reducing the amount of
waste in our landfills.