• BLUE OPEN SKY BINS – Please always make sure your Open Sky Blue bin is outside by 8AM and clearly visible and accessible for swift and efficient collections.
• If your bin was outside and NOT collected please call or SMS - LIDO Immediately on 0834599972 to reschedule. 
• CLEAR BAGS – Please Order straight from the website when you need more and always use the clear recycled bags and tie them off in the bin to ensure swift and efficient collections. (Unbagged items will be left in the bin).
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PET plastic is the most common for single-use bottled beverages, because it is inexpensive, lightweight and easy to recycle. It poses low risk of leaching breakdown products. Recycling rates remain relatively low (around 10%), Although much higher with Open Sky Recycling Pickups.

PET or PETE (polyethylene terephthalate)

Found in: Soft drink, water and beer bottles; mouthwash bottles; peanut butter containers; salad dressing and vegetable oil containers; ovenable food trays.

Recycling: Picked up through most curbside recycling programs.

Recycled into: Polar fleece, fiber, tote bags, furniture, carpet, paneling, straps, (occasionally) new containers.

Number symbol 2 Plastics

HDPE is a versatile plastic with many uses, especially for packaging. It carries low risk of leaching and is readily recyclable into many goods.

Number Symbol 3 Plastics

V (Vinyl) or PVC

Found in: Window cleaner and detergent bottles, shampoo bottles, cooking oil bottles, clear food packaging, wire jacketing, medical equipment, siding, windows, piping

Recycling: Rarely recycled; accepted by some plastic lumber makers.

Recycled into: Decks, paneling, mudflaps, roadway gutters, flooring, cables, speed bumps, mats

Number Symbol 4 Plastics

LDPE is a flexible plastic with many applications.

Number Symbol 6 Plastics

PS (polystyrene)
Polystyrene can be made into rigid or foam products -- in the latter case it is popularly known as the trademark Styrofoam. Evidence suggests polystyrene can leach potential toxins into foods. The material was long on environmentalists´ hit lists for dispersing widely across the landscape, and for being notoriously difficult to recycle. Most places still don´t accept it, though it is gradually gaining traction.

Found in: Disposable plates and cups, meat trays, egg cartons, carry-out containers, aspirin bottles, compact disc cases

Recycling: Number 6 plastics can be recycled through some curbside programs.

Recycled into: Insulation, light switch plates, egg cartons, vents, rulers, foam packing, carry-out containers

Number Symbol 7 Plastics

Miscellaneous
A wide variety of plastic resins that don´t fit into the previous categories are lumped into number 7. A few are even made from plants (polyactide) and are compostable. Polycarbonate is number 7, and is the hard plastic that has parents worried these days, after studies have shown it can leach potential hormone disruptors.

Found in: Three- and five-gallon water bottles, ´bullet-proof´ materials, sunglasses, DVDs, iPod and computer cases, signs and displays, certain food containers, nylon

Recycling: Number 7 plastics have traditionally not been recycled, though some curbside programs now take them.

Recycled into: Plastic lumber, custom-made products