The Short Answer: Is Plastic Recyclable? Not all plastic is recyclable, and the type of plastic, its structure, and the available recycling infrastructure all determine whether your packaging can actually be recovered. A recycling symbol on a plastic item does not guarantee that the item will be accepted in every recycling stream. That gap between "technically recyclable" and "actually gets recycled" is where most brands get tripped up. The U.S. plastic recycling rate for packaging sits at...

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