Super short post! This Earth911 article describes really well what each plastic number is. It's great to read through it and become familiar with them all.
http://www.earth911.com/eco-tech/the-ultimate-plastic-breakdown/
Just because a plastic item has the recycle symbol with a number inside that does not necessarily mean you can recycle it.
For example, #2 and #4 are often used for plastic bags, and are usually NOT curb-side recyclable. Even if your township accepts those numbers in general, often they have plastic bags as exceptions. Fortunately many grocery stores have drop-off locations for these plastics.
Similarly, Styrofoam is plastic #6 and even though my township accepts most #6, Styrofoam is an exception.
The next post will talk more about these plastics that are hard to recycle.
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