Good news for recycling-savvy consumers: Preserve <http://www.preserveproducts.com/index.html> has teamed up with Whole Foods Market, Stonyfield Farms, and Organic Valley to create the Preserve Gimme 5 Program. The new program allows consumers to drop off #5 polypropylene plastics at Select Whole Foods markets.Â
Few communities offer recycling for #5 products, which include yogurt cups, hummus containers, and medicine bottles. Whole Foods’ program will create a new life for these lightweight, easy-to-recycle plastics. The program has launched at Whole Foods Markets across the Midwest, including Whole Foods at Lake Calhoun. Visit the website for more information at http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/01/gimme-5-recycling/ .