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Turn #6 Plastic into Colorful Charms for Jewelry

POSTED 28 Sep 2008     COMMENTS

In a perfect world, we'd all use a whole lot less plastic: we'd bring our own Tupperware for takeout, our own Thermos for coffee, and our own canvas bags every time we went to the grocery store. But in this not-nearly-perfect world, sometimes we forget to do some (or all) of these things. And while you can recycle the cup from the coffee shop and the bag from the supermarket, those #6 plastic containers pose a bigger problem: they're rarely accepted by curbside recycling programs, and not even all community centers take them....+ READ MORE

 
 
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