Garden Club of NJ-Environmental/Conservation Chairman, National Garden Clubs, Inc- Environmental Schools Chairman:
"Good news in recycling! Until now, plastic caps have been tossed in the garbage, on the ground or in the water. The Aveda Company launched a new program to recycle plastic caps. It is a win-win situation. Plastic caps will be reused in making new caps and containers for their products. Applause for Aveda!
In the first week that I became involved with spreading the news, I was heartened by the positive reaction. I was also amazed to find out that so many were recycling plastic containers WITH THE CAPS ON, thinking that this was the proper thing to do. Actually there is no provision for the cap to be recycled and if it does not pop off during compression the bottle is tossed from the conveyer into the garbage and ultimately into the landfill.
Plastic caps have been one of the largest number of items collected at clean ups, according to statistics. Here is a very small item, that we can work together collecting that will make a difference. Please spread the word to your local municipality, library, county recycling department, schools, churches, businesses, clubs and organizations. I will be interested in your response and reaction."
