Proper Recycling of Plastic Bags and Wraps

Do NOT put plastic bags & wraps in your blue recycling bin OR the mixed recyclables bin at the Transfer Station.

 

Plastic bags & films must go in the red "Plastic Bags & Wraps" shed at the Orange Transfer Station OR bins at local stores including Shop Rite, Big Y, Kohl's, Home Depot, Lowe's, and others. This applies to:​

• Plastic bags - grocery bags, food packaging, baggies/ziplocks. This may result in your bin not being emptied. 

• Bubble wrap, packaging wrap (ie, encasing paper towels, soap, gift wrap, juice boxes, etc.) - pretty much every type of plastic you can crumple in your hand! 

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​Why? 

 

Plastic bags gum up the sorting machinery and therefore must not be put in recycling bins. If you have recyclables gathered into a plastic bag - dump the items into the bin and put the bag aside to recycle separately (put in the Plastic Bags & Wraps shed at the Orange Transfer Station & Recycling Center or in designated bins at grocery and big box stores). 

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NOTE: Some bag types are NOT recyclable and must go in the TRASH. These include black plastic bags; mulch, fertilizer, topsoil bags; snack bags and candy wrappers; frozen food bags; pet food and litter bags.  

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