{"id":30,"date":"2011-09-10T13:43:49","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T13:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sfswma.org\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2021-02-12T03:48:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T03:48:33","slug":"plastic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/?page_id=30","title":{"rendered":"Plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Plastics are found everywhere!&nbsp; From your telephone, fleece jacket, to your Styrofoam cup you\u2019ll find various types of plastic components.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Petroleum (oil) and natural gas are the main raw materials needed to make most plastics.&nbsp; By recycling our plastics we are reducing our dependency on non-renewable fossil fuels.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">What Plastics Can I Recycle in Santa Fe?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #339966;\">ALL plastic containers regardless of number can be recycled.<\/span> &nbsp;Please make sure that your containers are rinsed, caps are recycled with bottles and do not crush your containers.<\/h2>\n<h3>We currently do <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">NOT<\/span> accept:<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<h3>Plastic bags*<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Styrofoam<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">*Plastic bags can be recycled in many retail locations in Santa Fe.<\/span> They accept a wide variety of bags for recycling including: &nbsp;newspaper bags, fruit\/veggie bags, frozen plastic bags, sandwich\/storage bags and most types of flexible plastic with a #4 printed on it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"whererecycle\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Plastic Bags&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>Target<\/strong><br class=\"blank\">3550 Zafarano Drive, Santa Fe <br class=\"blank\">(505) 471-9600 \u200e<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>WalMart<\/strong><br class=\"blank\">3251 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe <br class=\"blank\">(505) 474-4727<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>Albertsons<\/strong><br class=\"blank\">600 North Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe <br class=\"blank\">(505) 982-4668<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\">3542 Zafarano Drive, Santa Fe <br class=\"blank\">(505) 471-1058<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>Smiths Grocery<\/strong><br class=\"blank\">2110 South Pacheco Street, Santa Fe <br class=\"blank\">(505) 473-5560<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\">Note: Businesses may change policies at any time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What does # 1-7 stamp on plastic mean?<\/h2>\n<p>Plastic is stamped with a recycling symbol and number to help the plastic industry tell the plastic types a part.&nbsp; &nbsp;To learn more, read about the <a href=\"https:\/\/plastics.americanchemistry.com\/Education-Resources\/Plastics-101\/Plastics-Resin-Codes-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resin Identification Code.<\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"wikitable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Symbol<\/th>\n<th>Code<sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recycling_codes#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<th>Examples<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><a title=\"Plastic\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plastic\">Plastics<\/a> (see <a title=\"Resin identification code\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Resin_identification_code\">resin identification code<\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recycling_codes#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup>) <sup id=\"cite_ref-97\/129\/EC_5-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recycling_codes#cite_note-97\/129\/EC-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Plastic-recyc-01.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/31\/Plastic-recyc-01.svg\/50px-Plastic-recyc-01.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/31\/Plastic-recyc-01.svg\/75px-Plastic-recyc-01.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/31\/Plastic-recyc-01.svg\/100px-Plastic-recyc-01.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Plastic-recyc-01.svg\" data-file-width=\"100\" data-file-height=\"100\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-triangle_7-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recycling_codes#cite_note-triangle-7\">[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<td>#1 PET(E)<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Polyethylene terephthalate\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polyethylene_terephthalate\">Polyethylene terephthalate<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Polyester fibers, soft drink bottles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Plastic-recyc-02.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/18\/Plastic-recyc-02.svg\/50px-Plastic-recyc-02.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/18\/Plastic-recyc-02.svg\/75px-Plastic-recyc-02.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/18\/Plastic-recyc-02.svg\/100px-Plastic-recyc-02.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Plastic-recyc-02.svg\" data-file-width=\"100\" data-file-height=\"100\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-triangle_7-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recycling_codes#cite_note-triangle-7\">[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<td>#2 PEHD or HDPE<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"HDPE\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HDPE\">High-density polyethylene<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Plastic bottle\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plastic_bottle\">Plastic bottles<\/a>, <a title=\"Plastic bag\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plastic_bag\">plastic bags<\/a>, trash cans, oil cans, <a class=\"new\" title=\"Imitation wood (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Imitation_wood&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">imitation wood<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Plastic-recyc-03.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/30\/Plastic-recyc-03.svg\/50px-Plastic-recyc-03.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/30\/Plastic-recyc-03.svg\/75px-Plastic-recyc-03.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/30\/Plastic-recyc-03.svg\/100px-Plastic-recyc-03.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Plastic-recyc-03.svg\" data-file-width=\"100\" data-file-height=\"100\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-triangle_7-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recycling_codes#cite_note-triangle-7\">[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<td>#3 PVC<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Polyvinyl chloride\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polyvinyl_chloride\">Polyvinyl chloride<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Window frames, bottles for chemicals, flooring, plumbing pipes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Plastic-recyc-04.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5a\/Plastic-recyc-04.svg\/50px-Plastic-recyc-04.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5a\/Plastic-recyc-04.svg\/75px-Plastic-recyc-04.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5a\/Plastic-recyc-04.svg\/100px-Plastic-recyc-04.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Plastic-recyc-04.svg\" data-file-width=\"100\" data-file-height=\"100\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-triangle_7-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recycling_codes#cite_note-triangle-7\">[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<td>#4 PELD or LDPE<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"LDPE\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LDPE\">Low-density polyethylene<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Plastic bags, buckets, soap dispenser bottles, milk bottles, plastic tubes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Plastic-recyc-05.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0c\/Plastic-recyc-05.svg\/50px-Plastic-recyc-05.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0c\/Plastic-recyc-05.svg\/75px-Plastic-recyc-05.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0c\/Plastic-recyc-05.svg\/100px-Plastic-recyc-05.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Plastic-recyc-05.svg\" data-file-width=\"100\" data-file-height=\"100\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-triangle_7-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recycling_codes#cite_note-triangle-7\">[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<td>#5 PP<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Polypropylene\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polypropylene\">Polypropylene<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Bumpers, car interior trim, industrial fibers, carry-out beverage cups<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Plastic-recyc-06.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d7\/Plastic-recyc-06.svg\/50px-Plastic-recyc-06.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d7\/Plastic-recyc-06.svg\/75px-Plastic-recyc-06.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d7\/Plastic-recyc-06.svg\/100px-Plastic-recyc-06.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Plastic-recyc-06.svg\" data-file-width=\"100\" data-file-height=\"100\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-triangle_7-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recycling_codes#cite_note-triangle-7\">[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<td>#6 PS<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Polystyrene\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polystyrene\">Polystyrene<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Toys, flower pots, video cassettes, ashtrays, trunks, beverage\/food coolers, beer cups, wine and champagne cups, carry-out food containers, <a title=\"Styrofoam\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Styrofoam\">Styrofoam<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Plastic-recyc-07.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6d\/Plastic-recyc-07.svg\/50px-Plastic-recyc-07.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6d\/Plastic-recyc-07.svg\/75px-Plastic-recyc-07.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6d\/Plastic-recyc-07.svg\/100px-Plastic-recyc-07.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Plastic-recyc-07.svg\" data-file-width=\"100\" data-file-height=\"100\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/a><sup id=\"cite_ref-triangle_7-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recycling_codes#cite_note-triangle-7\">[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<td>#7 O (OTHER)<\/td>\n<td>All other plastics<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Polycarbonate\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polycarbonate\">Polycarbonate (PC)<\/a>, <a title=\"Polyamide\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polyamide\">polyamide (PA)<\/a>, <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Styrene-acrylonitrile\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Styrene-acrylonitrile\">styrene acrylonitrile (SAN)<\/a>, <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Acrylic plastics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acrylic_plastics\">acrylic plastics\/polyacrylonitrile (PAN)<\/a>, <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Bioplastics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bioplastics\">bioplastics<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Plastic-recyc-abs.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/34\/Plastic-recyc-abs.svg\/50px-Plastic-recyc-abs.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/34\/Plastic-recyc-abs.svg\/75px-Plastic-recyc-abs.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/34\/Plastic-recyc-abs.svg\/100px-Plastic-recyc-abs.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Plastic-recyc-abs.svg\" data-file-width=\"100\" data-file-height=\"100\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td>#9 or #ABS<sup class=\"noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact\">[<i><a title=\"Wikipedia:Citation needed\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\"><span title=\"This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2014)\">citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene\">Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Monitor\/TV cases, coffee makers, cell phones, most computer plastic, most <a title=\"Fused filament fabrication\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fused_filament_fabrication\">FFF<\/a> 3D printed parts that are not bioplastic such as <a title=\"Polylactic acid\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polylactic_acid\">PLA<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Polyamide_Resin_Code.tiff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/38\/Polyamide_Resin_Code.tiff\/lossless-page1-50px-Polyamide_Resin_Code.tiff.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/38\/Polyamide_Resin_Code.tiff\/lossless-page1-75px-Polyamide_Resin_Code.tiff.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/38\/Polyamide_Resin_Code.tiff\/lossless-page1-100px-Polyamide_Resin_Code.tiff.png 2x\" alt=\"Polyamide Resin Code.tiff\" data-file-width=\"177\" data-file-height=\"160\" width=\"50\" height=\"45\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td>PA<sup class=\"noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact\">[<i><a title=\"Wikipedia:Citation needed\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\"><span title=\"This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2015)\">citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Polyamide\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polyamide\">Polyamide<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Nylon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nylon\">Nylon<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Additional Plastics Recycling in Santa Fe:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>#1-7 Plastic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sfswma.org\/recycle\/capital-scrap-metals-inc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capital Scrap Metal<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.santaferecycles.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mr. G&#8217;s Reycling<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>#5 plastic (yogurt tubs)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.preserveproducts.com\/recycling\/gimme5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preserve &#8211; Gimme 5<\/a>&nbsp;(Mail in Box Program)<\/p>\n<div id=\"whererecycle\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"toggle2\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plastics are found everywhere!&nbsp; From your telephone, fleece jacket, to your Styrofoam cup you\u2019ll find various types of plastic components. 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