Tougher plastic is more valuable. Laundry detergent bottles, milk jugs, yogurt tubs. Picture what would happen if you crushed the item in your hand. Would it cr

Tougher plastic is more valuable. Laundry detergent bottles, milk jugs, yogurt tubs. Picture what would happen if you crushed the item in your hand. Would it crack and splinter? Trash. Would it rebound, unblemished? Probably worth recycling.