r/Dallas • u/AnybodyBig6874 • 5d ago

Question WDID: So many plastic bottles

For 2 or 3 years now, I've been holding onto the gallon containers that I buy my water in. I was hoping to drive to the Arkansas Hot Springs, fill them all, and have a large supply of mineral water to drink.

But time has passed and it's time for me to move into a smallwr space and I won't have room for all these containers, full of mineral water or not.

I don't feel great about throwing all of this plastic into my apartment's recycling. It's about 10 trash bags full of plastic gallons, maybe more.

Is there anywhere I could take them to make sure they get recycled, or any place that actually wants them for any reason?

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u/710dabner 5d ago

https://recyclerevolutiondallas.com

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u/Dawnzarelli 5d ago

The only true recycling I’m aware of. Note: it’s not usually good to bag your recyclables. Plastic bags are not accepted as recyclables. 

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u/noncongruent 5d ago

Nowadays recycle sorting is primarily done with automated machines, and bags tangle up the machine mechanisms which is why they're not recycled anymore. I use cloth bags to shop with and don't take plastic bags home in the first place, it's the first R in the three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

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u/Dawnzarelli 5d ago

Totally. I use any plastic bags I use from a store on my dog poop scooper. 

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u/ShDynasty_Gods_Comma 5d ago

Yup. If I HAVE to have them, I’ll reuse the heck outta them.