Plastic Pot recycling

[ducks4you]

Is this a great idea?
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden....ening-in-st.-louis/plastic-pot-recycling.aspx
I wish it would take off and be available close to me.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

one of my favorite local nurseries/farm stops will take plastic pots like this. she cleans & reuses them when she starts her plants for the season. i also reuse a lot of my own pots i've collected over the years.

 

[Nyboy]

I once had the bright idea to clean and sterilize plastic pots in dishwasher. Might have worked if I put setting on china and crystal. Ended up with a melted mess.

 

[digitS']

I have had that problem leaving them in the sunshed through the summer ..!

It is a good idea, Ducks'. They can usually last just fine for several years - but not forever .

I wonder about not "nesting" them in the donation bins. That would be a very light load.

Steve

 

[Carol Dee]

We usually clean and reuse until broken.

 

[journey11]

My DH would wish that I'd recycle most of mine. There's a little resentment there for how much space my garden stuff takes up in his garage.

Those puppies are expensive to buy, so I save and reuse until they break too.

 

[Nyboy]

The problem with saving them is the reminder how much money I spend buying plants

 

[Carol Dee]

The problem with saving them is the reminder how much money I spend buying plants

Too TRUE!

 

[thistlebloom]

That's a great idea.

The nurseries I use will all take back the one gallon and up pots. The transfer station also has a nursery pot recycling bin.
Nobody (nurseries) seems to want the 4 and 6 cell packs or the smaller 4" pots, but I think some of them can go in the household plastic recycling bins.

I usually have a spectacular collection of nursery pots stacked neatly in my "materials" pile. Aka junk storage. I have a few friends who those have come in handy for when they were splitting perennials and renovating/moving beds around. But usually when I suddenly notice my stockpile has gotten alarmingly huge I take them back to one of the nurseries.

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

Our Lowes takes back all pots and trays.