Talking Trash

Monday, July 21, 2008

More on recycling berry and other "clamshell" containers

Last Thursday, I wrote about  recycling (or not) "clamshell" containers used for packaging berries.

Over the weekend, we received this note:

You stated in your answer that berry containers can't be recycled because they are polystyrene (#6). However, some, including one I planned to recycle, are PETE (#1). Can these #1 clamshell containers be recycled?

Thanks, S., for the opportunity to clarify this topic further.  Sorry, we cannot accept the #1 clamshell containers either.  So, in summary: no clamshell containers in your blue bins, please.

On Saturday morning, my family and I went blueberry picking.  I noticed that one of the fellow berry-pickers near us was carefully depositing his harvest into... a large, clear clamshell container.  There were still lots of blueberries ripening on the bushes, with blackberries available, too, and the promise of raspberries to come!  So, there is time yet to refill your own berry containers with some tasty summer goodness before retiring them to the trash.

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