Technically, all plastics can be recycled. All plastics ARE NOT
recycled because there is no economically feasible market for
most of them. Currently, there is a very limited, volatile market
for margarine tubs, yogurt and cheese containers, foam meat trays
and plastic packaging. Only plastic containers with necks smaller
than their bodies are economically feasible to recycle at this
time. Clark County DOES NOT use the recycling numbers printed
on plastics as a guide to recycling. WHY? Because it is far easier
for the consumer to identify neck size than to decipher recycling
numbers. The numbers printed on plastic products refer to the
chemical composition of that plastic. Each type of plastic has
specific chemical and physical properties. 99% of small-necked
bottles are made by "blow-molding". Blow-molded plastics
contain re-marketable polymers.
