Yes, plastic that contains food needs to be washed before recycling. I wash our yogurt containers, and the plastic fruit cups from my kid, and a dozen other thi

Yes, plastic that contains food needs to be washed before recycling. I wash our yogurt containers, and the plastic fruit cups from my kid, and a dozen other things. The real tragedy in my mind is that cleaned plastics might not make a difference anyway - because it turns out plastic isn’t very recyclable to begin with and it doesn’t recycle well anyway. It is possible to avoid a lot of plastics, but it often means changing one’s lifestyle. There are a few places you can take your own containers and fill up from bulk bins. Whole Foods, for instance, sell some items in glass rather than plastic. https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-...