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Can Ziploc bags withstand heat?

All Ziploc® brand Containers and microwavable Ziploc® brand Bags meet the safety requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for temperatures associated with defrosting and reheating food in microwave ovens, as well as room, refrigerator and freezer temperatures.

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Recycle Bags

Yes, it’s true, Ziploc® brand bags are recyclable. Really! Just look for the bin next time you’re at your local participating store. Your used Ziploc® brand bags (clean and dry) go in the same bins as those plastic shopping bags.

Find Recycling Locations

To learn more about recycling plastic bags, visit: http://www.plasticfilmrecycling.org.

It’s Important!

The process of recycling uses far less energy than manufacturing with brand new raw materials. Recycling conserves energy and natural resources, reduces pollution, and helps prevent landfills from filling up. Simply put, recycling protects the environment for children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

Just Drop ‘Em Off

Certain locations, like recycling centers and retail stores, have set up drop-offs for plastic bag recycling.

• Ziploc ® brand bags (clean and dry)

Ziploc brand bags (clean and dry) • Plastic grocery bags

Plastic grocery bags • Newspaper bags

Newspaper bags • Dry-cleaning bags

Dry-cleaning bags • Bread bags and produce bags

Bread bags and produce bags • Toilet paper, napkin and paper-towel wraps

Toilet paper, napkin and paper-towel wraps • Plastic shipping envelopes

Plastic shipping envelopes • All clean bags labeled #2 or #4

What Gets Made?

You can drop off:

The majority of recycled plastic bags become composite lumber. Composite lumber is used for fences, benchs, decks, door and window frames, and even playground equipment. You can also visit these key plastic recycling organizations for more information: TREX, Hilex and AERT. We’ve designed all Ziploc® brand containers to be used multiple times. When containers get reused, less trash ends up in landfills and less manufacturing energy is expended. That’s good news all around.Ziploc® brand containers are made from polypropylene and can be recycled in a limited (but growing number) of communities. When it’s time to replace a used container, that used container can be converted into something new, instead of more trash for a landfill.

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What is the best insulator to use?

Plastics and rubber are usually good insulators. It is for this reason that electrical wires are coated to make them more safe to handle. Metals, on the other hand, usually make good conductors. In fact, copper is used in most electrical wires and circuit boards for this reason.

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