Is there any organization that collects plastic bottle caps that you could donate to?

Answer 1

• All plastic can be recycled, so, yes, plastic bottle tops can be recycled.
• But maybe your town or city doesn't recycle them. So check.
• Bottle tops are usually made from Plastic #5 and the bottles are usually made from Plastic #1. So they have to be separated.
• Take the bottle caps OFF and then recycle both the cap and the bottle.

A:Plastic recycling is very complex and requires that the same types of plastics be separated from other types so as to not ruin the meld. Also, just because plastic has the "chasing arrows" doesn't mean that they are recyclable in your area. This just tells the trained eye what type of plastic they are.

The tops of the water bottles are often made from a plastic resin which is obviously different from the plastic used to make the bottle. When plastic is recycled and melted down it is crucial that all the plastic is the same type. If different plastics gets mixed into a batch, the batch is downgraded.

To be safe, I would at minimum remove the plastic bottle cap from the bottle to make the recycling process easier.

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Yes indeed, they should be recycled. They are a different kind of plastic, so they should not be left on the bottles.
I have as yet only found one company that recycles plastic bottle caps. Aveda is a beauty care product company and is accepting plastic bottle caps that they have recyled into new caps and containers for their products. See their web site: http://aveda.aveda.com/aboutaveda/caps.asp I would love to hear of any other locations for recycling bottle caps.

Answer 2

Aveda is a beauty care product company and is accepting plastic bottle caps that they have recyled into new caps and containers for their products.

Answer 3

Yes