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Plastics are found everywhere!  From your telephone, fleece jacket, to your Styrofoam cup you’ll find various types of plastic components.

Petroleum (oil) and natural gas are the main raw materials needed to make most plastics.  By recycling our plastics we are reducing our dependency on non-renewable fossil fuels.

What Plastics Can I Recycle in Santa Fe?

ALL plastic containers regardless of number can be recycled.  Please make sure that your containers are rinsed, caps are recycled with bottles and do not crush your containers.

We currently do NOT accept:

• Plastic bags*

• Styrofoam

*Plastic bags can be recycled in many retail locations in Santa Fe. They accept a wide variety of bags for recycling including:  newspaper bags, fruit/veggie bags, frozen plastic bags, sandwich/storage bags and most types of flexible plastic with a #4 printed on it.

What does # 1-7 stamp on plastic mean?

Plastic is stamped with a recycling symbol and number to help the plastic industry tell the plastic types a part.   To learn more, read about the Resin Identification Code.

Symbol	Code[3]	Description	Examples
Plastics (see resin identification code[4]) [5]
[a]	#1 PET(E)	Polyethylene terephthalate	Polyester fibers, soft drink bottles
[a]	#2 PEHD or HDPE	High-density polyethylene	Plastic bottles, plastic bags, trash cans, oil cans, imitation wood
[a]	#3 PVC	Polyvinyl chloride	Window frames, bottles for chemicals, flooring, plumbing pipes
[a]	#4 PELD or LDPE	Low-density polyethylene	Plastic bags, buckets, soap dispenser bottles, milk bottles, plastic tubes
[a]	#5 PP	Polypropylene	Bumpers, car interior trim, industrial fibers, carry-out beverage cups
[a]	#6 PS	Polystyrene	Toys, flower pots, video cassettes, ashtrays, trunks, beverage/food coolers, beer cups, wine and champagne cups, carry-out food containers, Styrofoam
[a]	#7 O (OTHER)	All other plastics	Polycarbonate (PC), polyamide (PA), styrene acrylonitrile (SAN), acrylic plastics/polyacrylonitrile (PAN), bioplastics
	#9 or #ABS[citation needed]	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene	Monitor/TV cases, coffee makers, cell phones, most computer plastic, most FFF 3D printed parts that are not bioplastic such as PLA
	PA[citation needed]	Polyamide	Nylon

Additional Plastics Recycling in Santa Fe:

#1-7 Plastic

Capital Scrap Metal

Mr. G’s Reycling

#5 plastic (yogurt tubs)

Preserve – Gimme 5 (Mail in Box Program)