Preserve(R) Gimme 5 Program Breathes New Life Into Everyday Items Made From Polypropylene #5 Plastics ; 45,000 Pounds of Plastic - Equivalent to 2.9m Yogurt Cups - Collected in 2009; Program Expands with New and Returning Partners Tom's of Maine, Stonyfield Farm, Brita(R) and Whole Foods Market(R)

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WALTHAM, Mass., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring has sprung, and with it comes a renewed commitment by five innovative companies to deal with infrequently recycled #5 plastics and reduce waste in our nation's landfills by creating a closed loop solution for polypropylene.

As the first day of spring nears, Preserve(R), the leading recycled products company, has announced the second year of its innovative Gimme 5 Program with new and returning partners: natural personal care leader Tom's of Maine, natural and organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market, organic yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm, water filtering company Brita and its FilterForGood campaign.

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Preserve(R) Gimme 5 Program Breathes New Life Into Everyday Items Made From Polypropylene #5 Plastics ; 45,000 Pounds of Plastic - Equivalent to 2.9m Yogurt Cups - Collected in 2009; Program Expands with New and Returning Partners Tom's of Maine, Stonyfield Farm, Brita(R) and Whole Foods Market(R)

The program started in January 2009 and, in its first year, collected more than 45,000 pounds of materials, the equivalent of more than 2.9 million 6 oz. yogurt cups. This year, the program expects to collect three to four times that volume of #5 plastic thanks to an expanded number of Gimme 5 drop-off locations at Whole Foods Market stores across the nation and even higher levels of participation at existing locations.

Consumers are encouraged t...

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