Some restaurants and cafes are looking for new suppliers and even rebranding after finding out that the black plastic containers and lids they're using aren't recyclable in Toronto. "But it turns out that no type of black plastic is recyclable." That's because unlike other plastics, the market for black plastics is really small, so it's costly to sort with little or no reward. Put black plastic in the garbageIn the last few days they've learned the black part isn't recyclable so they're looking for new suppliers. McKay says Toronto isn't planning on banning black plastic but it will be reviewing options to reduce the use of single-use items such as bags and plastic takeout containers.

Source: CBC News March 30, 2018 00:56 UTC