Additional Plastic Bottle Resources

Contact your Local Government Recycling office Locate a Recycling Market RE3.org, a N.C. campaign to raise awareness about waste reduction and recycling. For high schoolers, college students and twenty-somethings Recycle Guys, a recycling campaign geared toward elementary school children Recycle More NC, recycling campaign aimed at the 35 and older demographic. House Bill 1465: Ban on the Disposal of Plastic Bottles

The Association of Plastics Recyclers National Association of PET Container Resources EPA recycling benefits and steps to recycling Container Recycling Institute, a nonprofit organization that promotes policies and programs that increase recovery and recycling of beverage containers PlasticMarkets.org connects suppliers and buyers of all types of scrap plastic

• Bin Funding Ideas
• Container Vendors
• Legislation Language
• Factsheet: A Recycling Coordinators Guide to Managing Compostable and Bio-Based Plastic
• Frequently Asked (Plastics) Questions

Outreach Materials:

• I Promise to Recycle My Bottle Sign
• Plastic Bottle String Sign
• Consumer Flier for Generators
• UNC-CH Landfill Disposal Ban Song

Draft Print Media:

• Draft Letters to the Editor
• Draft Press Release Template - Plastics Recycling Cycle 
• Draft Press Release Template - Plastic Resin Number Identification 

Technical assistance recycling pages:

• How to set up a school recycling program
• How to set up recycling at an ABC permitted facilty
• How to set up recycling at an event or venue
• Citizens
• Compost

Educational tools:

• Lesson plans for teachers and recycling coordinators to teach recycling
• Explaining the difference between all #1's and #2's in plastics
• UNC-TV North Carolina Now - N.C. Plastic RecyclingKelley McHenry takes a look at how plastic recycling is generating revenue in the Tar Heel State.
• Differences in Recyclability and Recycling of Common Consumer Plastic Resins

Radio Ads:

• Plastic Bottle PSA (MP3)
• Football PSA (MP3)
• Soccer PSA (MP3)
• Thick on the Bottom PSA (MP3)
• What are you in for? PSA (MP3)