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The Building Wave of #5 Plastics Recycling
Written by John Lively, director, Environment and Material Science at Preserve. Preserve partners with our Brita® team to recycle #5 plastic water filters. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), #5 plastic is the most common plastic found in the U.S. municipal waste stream. For Preserve, the company where I’ve worked for almost 15 years, this stream of plastic is a treasure-trove of sustainable material. First of all, #5 plastic is one of the least impactful plastics according to many metrics and analyses. From its efficient chemical structure to its lack of harmful byproducts like BPA, on many measures #5 plastic routinely ranks as one…