Bio 105 Forum Post

Recycling is an important approach to dealing with our MSW, however recycling plastics produces some problems.

List the types of plastics (Give the plastic resin type number and example of trash items made of that plastic) in order of how easy they are to recycle.

Which of these plastic types are actually recycled in your municipal area?

How can you cause more of your local population to separate out their recyclables from their trash? Provide 3 different methods that would work in your area and provide evidence or reasons as to why those methods would work.

What is a bottle bill and how does it work? (Hint: this is sometimes called a Beverage Container-Deposit Refund Program). What states currently have a bottle bill in place?

Explain why we should or should not have a bottle bill in your state. Make sure that you provide facts and figures to support and justify your position on this issue.