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  2 0 Tom's right, it's the type of plastic. In Seattle, we ask that you ignore the little numbers on plastic items, as the number denotes the type of plastic resin it's made out of, not that it's actually recyclable. \ Brett Stav answered in Recycle/Re-Use about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  1 0 In general the brown-tinted classic prescription vials are not accepted for recycling, in Seattle or elsewhere (because of the type of plastic they contain, I believe). But other small plastic bottles for medicines, such as a white Tylenol container for example, can be put in with your curbside recycling. They usually have a 1 or 2 on the bottom. Tom Watson answered in Recycle/Re-Use about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Prescription vials that are amber or orange are made of a plastic material that shreds and is useless for recycling. They are not accepted. Empty plastic bottles that contained vitamins or medicine are accepted into recycling, no matter what the number is. The lids (smaller than 3 inches) go into the garbage. Marcia Rutan answered in Recycle/Re-Use about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Your pharmacy should take them but I'm not sure what they do with them. I seem to recall a big sign at Bartel's offering free pill bottle recycling. Maybe call a few pharmacies? protosaurus answered in Recycle/Re-Use about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 5 I would imagine it's from fear of contamination from the drugs they formerly contained. They would probably have to be treated as hazardous waste, and would require special handling and decontamination. Geni answered in Recycle/Re-Use about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Dan Williams… 0 0 If pill bottles were treated as hazardous waste you couldn't just throw them in the trash. I think it's more likely to do with the type of plastic used to create the bottles. Dan Williams commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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