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A recycling brochure in The Villages from the North Sumter County Utility Dependent District lists what is and is not recyclable. Under "Accepted" it includes:

PET plastic containers with the symbol #1:
narrow neck containers only

"Narrow neck containers only" obviously excludes common #1s such as berry containers. However, I could see no reason for such a distinction, since the type of plastic appears to be the same as #1 water bottles.

I finally decided to call Sumter County about this at the number on the brochure, 352 748 0109, and was told that all #1s are recyclable, including berry containers, etc. I was told that some entity other than Sumter County printed that brochure.

So, as I now understand it, in Sumter County, all plastics with the symbols #1 through #7 are recyclable.

[blueash]

Thanks, that is useful correction. Does make you wonder who sent the original order for the brochures without proof-reading if they really were not produced to Sumter specifications.

[KayakerNC]

How many people actually look at the number on their plastic stuff before it goes in the recycle bin?
And when does the recycle center check? Certainly not during pick-ups.

[Bogie Shooter]

There are numbers on plastic stuff??

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Originally Posted by KayakerNC

How many people actually look at the number on their plastic stuff before it goes in the recycle bin?
And when does the recycle center check? Certainly not during pick-ups.

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I do not recall ever having seen statistics on that. I would like to know how much of what the recycling center has to send to the landfill. I would like to see much more coverage in the media of how to recycle, and its benefits.