by Amanda Wills
Published on May 24th, 2010
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In recent years, the number of U.S. plastics recycling business has nearly tripled. More than 1,800 businesses are involved in recycling post-consumer plastics.

Who doesn’t love a good dose of facts with their morning cup of joe?

Knowing the facts can help you make smarter choices in the end. We put together a quick cheat sheet of facts about plastics recycling from some experts.

It’s about to get a little geeky, so sit back, push up your glasses and enjoy your coffee!

It’s sunny, warm, clear sky, and a mostly wind-free day. What could be better for a day outside in the sunshine? But before you pack a picnic lunch and head for the park or plan that bike trip with kids, there is an important health check to make. And it’s one that can impact whether young children can play outdoors or whether alternative inside activities should be planned.

The downer to summertime fun? Poor air quality, which can aggravate asthma and affect those with any type of respiratory weakness–especially the very young and our senior population. And the culprits are typically ground-level ozone and airborne particles, two pollutants that pose the greatest threat to human health in the United States, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Between 1985 and 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates local communities instituted over 9,000 curbside recycling programs in the United States.

All curbside recycling programs follow some general rules. However, each program also establishes it own set of promulgated rules. Here are some general tips to insure your compliance with local practices.