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| Recycling Plastic Bottle Caps |
| On Earth Day, 22nd April 2009, B.E.A.C.H. launched a new campaign focusing on recycling plastic bottle caps to raise awareness of the impact of small plastic litter to marine life. |
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In studies of Laysan albatross in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, researchers have found that 100% of Laysan albatross chicks were ingesting plastic. Common items ingested include bottle caps, lighters, children's toys, combs and toothbrushes. Thousands of chicks die each year due to complications of ingesting plastic. B.E.A.C.H. has found that plastic bottle caps are one of the top ten items found during marine debris beach clean-ups and is the second most littered item after cigarette butts. |
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| Laysan albatross photo: R. Schallenberger |
Dead albatross chick. photo: Cynthia Vanderlip | |||
| To draw awareness to this issue, B.E.A.C.H. volunteers will be collecting plastic bottle caps and will bring the caps to Aveda Lifestyle Salon and Spa at Ala Moana Center. The caps will be recycled into new caps and packaging. Any twist on plastic cap or lid that is made of rigid polypropylene plastic (recycle symbol number 5) is being accepted for recycling including caps from beverage, shampoo, and food product bottles. Caps that bend or break are not acceptable. Other caps that are not acceptable: metal, foil, sprayers, sports drink tops, medicine bottle caps, layered plastics, #2 or #4 plastic caps, push on caps. |
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| Schools interested in getting involved in the caps recycling program can contact B.E.A.C.H. on 393 2168 or 554 2902. To learn more about Recycle Caps with Aveda, go to Aveda.com/caps. Locations where the public can drop off bottle caps:
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