Why are the plastic bottle tops not recyclable?
We ask that you remove and discard in the trash the lids and caps of plastic bottles. Plastic bottle lids are made from a different type of plastic than the bottle because they need to posses different qualities than the bottle. The two cannot be mixed together or the resulting product will have neither of the desired qualities of the original products. Why don’t you accept plastic bags? We do not collect plastic bags because they will jam the equipment at our processing facility. Plastic bags are collected at many grocery stores, but these are not CVWMA programs. Because of the nuisance plastic bags cause our community when they become litter and blow around, we recommend reusable bags, whether they are canvas or paper. Canvas bags can be reused for years, so they are the optimal choice. Paper bags come from a renewable resource (trees) and if the handles break or they tear, they can be recycled in CVWMA’s curbside or drop-off recycling programs! In addition, many grocery stores offer
