Why doesn’t Baltimore County accept a wider range of plastics for recycling, not just #1 and #2 bottles and jugs?
There are two major reasons for the County’s focus on #1 and #2 plastic bottles and jugs. First, they are the most common and marketable plastics. Second, trying to sort out other number plastics (beyond #1 and #2) would sacrifice space needed for sorting other recyclables at the Baltimore County Resource Recovery Facility. Focusing on #1 and #2 plastics, which comprise the vast majority of recyclable plastic bottles and jugs, has helped to make the overall recycling program cost-effective.
