Starting October 1, 2009 North Carolina banned PET (#1 plastic) from landfills.
" …. banning all rigid plastic containers from landfills … focus largely on the recovery of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET). … plastic, commonly identified by the number “1″ inside a recycling symbol on the bottle, is the resin of choice for most soda and water bottles."
" … building the nation’s largest facility to recycle PET bottles, … process 280 million pounds of material per year. One of the primary partners … is carpet manufacturer Shaw Industries Group, LLC, which can turn recycled PET into polyester for use in carpeting."
" … state will be inspecting landfills starting in October, but it’s unlikely that individuals will be fined for trashing plastic bottles unless they are caught unloading a large amount."
