Is a Plastic Shower Curtain Recyclable?

Are shower curtains reusable? If they are, they can be a great resource to reuse, but not always.

If you are like me, shower curtains can get old and it isn’t uncommon to replace them when they start to look a little worn. It’s something you can’t do with other types of clothing, since you’ll want to make sure it won’t get dirty.

There are plenty of ways to reuse them too, including giving them to friends or family that need new ones. Usually, though, I buy new ones. It’s a great way to help out your environment, as well as saving money.

With many types of shower curtains, though, the materials they are made from aren’t always the best or even completely recyclable. Many will break down in time, leaving us with nothing but a piece of plastic or another material for a shower curtain.

The good news is that one type of shower curtain, made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC), is recyclable. You can find products made from this material, as well as those made from any number of other types of PVC, such as polypropylene (PP), but it all depends on what you use it for.

One thing that makes it easy to recycle the plastic shower curtain is that it usually comes in rolls or sheets that are cut down to size. When you cut the roll down, you can separate the shower curtain and the PVC liner.

After you take it apart, you will be left with those thicker pieces. Depending on how you use it, you can either take the thin pieces and put them to good use, or you can throw them away to avoid further polluting the environment.

When you’re looking for a plastic shower curtain, just be sure to check for the recycling symbol on the product’s packaging. This may seem like an odd thing to think about, but keep in mind that these symbols are not always displayed at the recycling center, so you should be aware of what the symbols mean.

Also, if you are purchasing a used one, be sure to look for signs that the product has been recycled. Some businesses will also inform you of this fact, so be sure to ask.

For example, if you were looking at a curtain that had been used by someone who has a doctorate in the field, then the product would have been manufactured with chemicals, resins, and other types of materials that are harmful to the environment. You wouldn’t want to be using the product yourself and we don’t want you to use it either.

No matter what kind of doctorate or doctorate candidate is using the old shower curtain, or the product, they are contributing to the problem, and they are contributing to the problem because they are still in use. It’s time to pass the problem on to someone else.

So, in the end, the type of shower curtain you use isn’t always recyclable. But there are plenty of other shower curtain products that are, including ones made from polyvinyl chloride.