What happens to the plastic milk jugs that are collected and delivered to a plastic recycler?
The plastic milk jugs replace some of the new plastic used in the manufacture of many new plastic products. In Alberta there are several plastic recycling facilities that convert scrap milk jugs back into usable plastic. Plastic from recycled milk jugs is used in the manufacture such items as: plastic pipe; drainage tile, flower pots, plastic dimensional lumber used to build picnic tables, patio furniture or decks; and in non-food packaging, such as plastic detergent bottles and lubricating oil pails.
