Alternatively, you can donate your plastic cap to the Texas Art Asylum.īelow a list of items by plastic number that can be recycled in Houston when clean: Plastic cap on the bottle or not, in the trash or in the recycling bin, it all depends of your service provider. NO PLASTIC UTENSILS - they cannot be recycled. NO FOOD WRAP, FURNITURE, MEAT FOOD TRAY, PACKAGING MATERIAL and TOYS. NO PLASTIC #6, NO STYROFOAM - Styrofoam recycling locations NO FLEXIBLE PACKAGING (like apple sauce pouch) Leaving food waste in plastic container or bottle can cause thousand of pounds of recyclables to go to landfill instead of being recycled.
If not, it will contaminate the entire batch. Recycle ONLY RIGID PLASTIC, bottles, containers, jugs, tubs and jars.Īlways EMPTY and CLEAN. Below are the rules you should follow to properly recycle plastic in Houston. Have you had any experiences to share relating to PTI.There is a large range of plastics that can be recycled and either placed in the recycling bin or dropped off in City of Houston recycling centers.īut what is recyclable? Do not trust the recycling symbol on the package! The recycling number is just an indication of the type of plastic.
If you have not yet done, I encourage you to subscribe to this blog to receive the latest articles and updates. There would be some indemnities involved in this case, but I have not come across any client that would ask the line NOT to do a PTI.Ī more detailed article on Refrigerated Cargoes in Containers and its requirements will be posted soon. If a PTI is not done by the line and there is a claim, the line may be liable, unless they have a written note from the shipper or forwarder or contractual party NOT to do the PTI. As mentioned above, in the interest of avoiding a claim, no shipping line will release a reefer container without a valid PTI. Q : If we do not arrange re-PTI then any claim will be on our account?Ī : A PTI is a very important function for a reefer container. The longer the cargo is pre-cooled the better it is in regards to shelf life of the cargo. This will happen at the cold-storage facility. Pre-Cool is a process whereby the products, are pre-cooled (wherever required) to the required set (carriage) temperature before being packed into the container. Pre-cooling relates to the cargo and not to the container where as PTI is related to the container.
So if the validity of the PTI has expired, then container will be released only after a second PTI is done.Ī : Pre-Cool is NOT an alternative to PTI. A : In the interest of avoiding a claim, no shipping line will release a reefer container without a valid PTI.
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