# Recycling: Can they recycle envelopes with plastic windows?

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**Created:** [April 2, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-can-they-recycle-envelopes-with-plastic-windows/750987 "2016-04-02T22:15:37Z")\
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A lot of my mail, including junk mail, is in those envelopes with what we used to call cellophane windows but now I don’t know what they’re made of.

Can recycling plants process this type of hybrid material, or do they just sort it out and trash it? If so, I’ll save a step and just trash it at home.

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**Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-can-they-recycle-envelopes-with-plastic-windows/750987/2 "2016-04-02T22:27:48Z")

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> **[3 Ways to Recycle Envelopes With Plastic Windows - wikiHow Life](https://www.wikihow.life/Recycle-Envelopes-With-Plastic-Windows)**
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> If you're trying to reduce your footprint, you're probably looking for ways to recycle all kinds of products, including mail you get in envelopes with a plastic address window. Luckily, there are several ways you can give these envelopes a...