NEW Aveda Caps Recycling Program!
May 21, 2009 by Jennifer
In a previous post here (long ago) we talked about how most plastic bottle caps aren’t recyclable by your local recycling company. That sucks because all bottles come with caps right? Now you may have a choice for some of your caps!
Aveda has a brand new Caps Recycling Program. Aveda is working with their network of salons and stores, in partnership with community schools, to build a program that recycles those pesky caps we keep tossing out.
How it works: Plastic bottle caps will be collected at stores and schools and then sent by Aveda to a recycling company so that the caps can be made into new caps and containers.
What type of caps does Aveda collect?: The program will take caps that are rigid polypropylene plastic. This is also known as sometimes called plastic #5. In fact, if you’re lucky you can spot a 5 marked on said plastic – but not always. You can also tell if a cap is #5 because it’ll twist onto a bottle with a threaded neck. Examples: “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.”
NOT recyclable are things like non-rigid plastic lids yogurt lids, tub lids (margarine, cottage cheese), and screw on lids that are not rigid) and pharmaceutical lids.
To get involved:
- Take your lids to an Aveda near you.
- Parents can learn more here.
- Teachers can learn more here.
- Contact capcollection@aveda.com if you’d like to enroll your school in the program.
Also note that Whole Foods + Preserve offer a cap recycling program as well.
[image via Aveda]