The Preserve Gimme 5 program gives shoppers a convenient drop-off location for containers often not accepted at municipal recycling centers. The program, created by Preserve, and offered through a partnership with Whole Foods Market, Stonyfield Farm and Organic Valley is now available at Whole Foods Market St. Paul.Common #5 plastics including packaging for yogurt, cottage cheese, cream cheese, ricotta cheese, margarine and hummus containers, medicine bottles, some ice cream containers, and food storage and take-out containers. The number 5 should be plainly marked on the bottom of the container. Additionally, the Preserve Gimme 5 program accepts Brita water pitcher filters for recycling. Feel free to drop your rinsed and dried #5 plastics in the specially marked Gimme 5 bin in the café area of the store.
This information from the Whole Foods website.
Neighbor Gene says "It's not just #5 plastic that Whole Foods takes; all shapes of 1 & 2's, bags, and all the rest. The types that don't go in their outside bins can be put in plastic bags on their loading dock."
ReplyDeleteThey have small bins inside and much larger ones in front outside. I did the outside due to volume. They separate plastic bags, #5 dairy containers, landfill and one container for all other recyclables including glass, cardboard/paper, metal and "hard plastics" all together. Yes they do it all but I am a little concerned about what happens with the catch all bin. Perhaps an inquiry would be worthwhile.
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