CD jewel case recycling??

[ariwriter.livejournal.com]

Anyone know of a local company which recycles used CD jewel cases? I feel bad tossing them with the trash (since I heard the boxes are manufactured with bad chemicals), and I don't think the regular blue recycling boxes accept such plastic.

I did find a link on a Boston University web page that mentions mailing them to an out-of-state firm, but I find it hard to believe a metro Boston company wouldn't take the stuff.

Thanks!

Comments

[davelew.livejournal.com]

Most CD cases are made from injection molded polystyrene. Unfortunately, it's really difficult to process this material for recycling, since it tends to re-crystallize at inconvenient times during processing. Most recyclers will only take blow molded polystyrene (usually marked with a 6 inside the recycling triangle symbol, sometimes next to a "PS" for polystyrene). Blow molded polystyrene, used in products like yogurt containers, is easy to recycle but not nearly as rigid as the injection molding grade used in CD jewel cases.

This is my geeky way of fourthing the suggestion that you find a way to re-use the cases, since recycling might not be an option.

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

hey, that was cool to learn. Thanks!