Denver residents can now recycle plastic #5 cups and tubs

Facebook, my email box and the local news is all abuzz about Denver Recycling's announcement it will now start recycling plastic cups and tubs marked with the #5. Apparently its big news!

Denver Recycle participants can simply place clean yogurt cups and other plastic tubs, marked with the #5, in their residential recycling cart.Denver Recycles will collect and deliver the materials to Waste Management's regional recycling facility for processing and sorting. From there, this plastic can be repurposed for various products, including toothbrushes, new food packaging and even traffic lights.

The addition of plastic #5 cups and tubs to Denver's recycling program was made possible through the cooperative efforts of Yoplait , Waste Management and the City of Denver.The goal of the program is to raise awareness of recycling in Denver.Through January 1, 2011, Yoplait and Waste Management will evaluate any changes in the #5 recycling rate. Waste Management and Denver Recycles will continue to collect and recycle #5 plastics as part of Denver area collection.

To learn more out Denver Recycles programs, call 3-1-1 or visit them online at DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles.