Recycling Packaging Materials. Plastic packaging is valuable and should be recycled where possible. Recycling as many packaging materials as we can further enhances its sustainability. More and more everyday plastics are recycled—including bottles, caps, rigid containers, bags and film product wraps.

Can you put plastic packaging in recycling?

Yes, the different types of plastic can be recycled. In fact, the technology exists to recycle all types of plastics. Plastics packaging can be recovered and recycled into a variety of items including: Durable goods for our homes and businesses.

Why is plastic packaging not recyclable?

Most of the plastics we use are either thermoplastic or thermosetting. ... Thermosetting plastics, like Bakelite or polyurethane, are different because they harden as you heat them. Once they have set, you can't melt them. This makes thermosetting plastics almost impossible to recycle.