Recycling Vinyl 2

Recycling can alleviate some of the problems but the confusion over what we can and cannot recycle continues to confound consumers.

Recycling vinyl 2. The problem with vinyl records also known as 33s or lps is that they are made of polyvinyl chloride or pvc which is extremely difficult to recycle. Plastic 3 v or pvc vinyl plastic 3 is used to make food wrap plumbing pipes and detergent bottles and is seldom accepted by curbside recycling programs. Records were the only way to listen to recorded music until cassette tapes became available. 2 plastic recycling symbol 2.

Tune in to the virtual vinyl recycling summit which will be hosted via webinar on june 18 2020 you can find out more information about the event here. You may want to inquire at your local landfill or dump area for vinyl recycling facilities. To effectively recycle plastic items you need to know two things. 1465 insider continues to see more innovative ways to re use vinyls.

Interested in learning more about recycling in the vinyl industry. 40 82 17 82 17 1 219. Vinyl records were created decades ago with the first developed around the time of 1890 according to 78rpm. Genuine joe gjo57258 recycling rectangular container 28 gallon capacity 22 1 2 width x 30 height x 11 depth blue genuine joe 28 40 28.

Typically vinyl is picked up at landfills by recycling facilities but you can also search the database of recycling facilities on the vinyl institute website and search state by state for available facilities see resources. It carries low risk of leaching and is readily. Early vinyl records spun at an rpm speed of 78 until 1949 when 45 and 33 rpm s were developed. Here is a list of several of the companies focused on this creative new industry along with their logo and a link to their web site.

The vinyl industry would like to see more products diverted from the landfill and into recycling streams. There are over 100 vinyl recyclers in the u s. Vinyl industry is addressing in its industry wide sustainability initiative know as vantage vinyl. Pvc is chock full of poisonous chlorine gas and heavy metals such as silver and nickel and few recyclers are willing to handle it or take a chance on melting it and turning it into something else.

May 6 2016 1 00 am comments off on recycling vinyl views. Plastic 2 is recycled into pens recycling containers picnic tables lumber benches fencing and detergent bottles to name a few. Landfill diversion is one of the impact categories the u s.