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Preserve
A plastic-recycling company
Preserve is a company that offers personal-care products, tableware, and kitchenware made from 100% recycled plastic that is melamine and BPA-free. Preserve also offers a program called "Gimme 5", in which #5 plastics, which are typically … see full wiki
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Finally, a company that allows you to recycle your #5 plastic (which aren't accepted for recycling in many communities) and uses them to create new products that you can, in turn, purchase for your own everyday use. From plastic plates and cups to colanders and razors to even toothbrushes, Preserve has it all. All of Preserve's products are made from 100% recycled plastic, made in the USA, and free of BPA and phthalates. Preserve also has a no-animal-testing policy and supports and has signed the Corporate Standard of Compassion for Animals. Best of all, when you are finished with any of your Preserve products, you can send them right back to Preserve through their postage-paid recycling program. These recycled Preserve products will then be ground up and turned into plastic lumber for use in new picnic tables, park benches, and boardwalks.
Aside from the obvious environmental benefits of using Preserve products, they are also reasonably-priced, effective, and efficient. The toothbrush, for example, has a curved head similar to dental tools, while the razorblades last for a few months, at least in my experience, without becoming dull. Preserve products also come in a variety of colors. For anyone interesting in preservation of the environment, I suggest visiting the Preserve website, or Cosmo's Vegan Shoppe. If you're lucky, your local health food store may carry Preserve products as well.
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JSMaresca
August 23, 2011
Thanks for sharing.
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djevoke
October 12, 2010
Thanks so much for sharing this! I think it's great to have an innovative company finding practical solutions to seemingly overwhelming problems. I've never heard of this company before and probably never would have without your review- so thanks again!
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RecycleEverything
April 28, 2010
Thanks for this info, I'm definitely going to share it. You would probably like this website... www.rebk.org. We're promoting the concept for recycling everything. Please check it out, we need support.
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drifter51
March 10, 2010
Nice review. Sounds like a company worth supporting. God do I hate waste!
Ulalume
March 11, 2010
Thank you. So do I.
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JRider
March 05, 2010
Very interesting! This is 2010 after all, I've felt we've been long overdue for higher tech recycling practices. It really makes you begin to wonder if the day will come where literally everything we buy will have been constructed from recycled bits. I'm digging Sun Chips new bags that are made of plant matter, have you seen that yet? Fully biodegradable for those individuals who can't seem to get it in the garbage can (then again, this would be really good for landfills too). Great report.
Ulalume
March 05, 2010
Thank you very much. I have seen the commercials for the biodegradable Sun Chips bags, but I haven't bought any of the chips since then. I'm a vegan, so I can only eat one or two of the flavors. They are very good though, and a much healthier alternative. Anyway, I hope that day comes. As of now, food is not allowed to come in contact with recycled plastic for some reason, which is why water bottles, etc. cannot be made from recycled plastics. However, I am glad to see that many cereal companies are using 100% recycled paperboard in their cereal boxes.
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JRider
March 05, 2010
Interesting, so when we turn in water bottles to be recycled, they're going off to become other things besides future bottles huh? I did always wonder that- same thing with say aluminum cans or no?
Ulalume
March 05, 2010
I'm not sure about the aluminum cans, or about glass. I know that some of the # 5 plastics recycled by Preserve go off to become plastic lumber used for park benches, etc.
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Clay_Miller
March 04, 2010
Thanks for the review. I hadn't heard of Preserve before. I will definitely look for their products. I love that they recycle #5 plastic.
Ulalume
March 04, 2010
You're welcome. I came across Preserve by chance, and decided to share it.
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woopak_the_thrill
March 01, 2010
nice! I live in San Francisco which is just so tight on recycling laws right now. This is very good to know!
Ulalume
March 01, 2010
Here even in Florida it's difficult to recycle anything aside from the typical cans, paper, glass, and soda bottles, so it's nice to have an alternative to #5 plastic recycling. Thanks for the feedback.
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