Film or “stretch” plastic that is generated in the home can be recycled along with your plastic grocery bags. Examples include the plastic wrapping around paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls, water bottles, and other household goods that are purchased.
ATTENTION
- Do NOT put these materials in your household curbside recycling bin or in a SWACO recycling drop-off location.The recycling facility that accepts the mixed recyclables from your home is not designed to accept this material and it can cause significant problems at the recycling facility.
QUICK TIPS
- Virtually all grocery stores and some other types of retail stores provide recycling containers for plastic bags. Household film or stretch plastic may be recycled at these locations!
- To determine whether the plastic can be recycled, pull the material to see if it stretches. If it stretches, it can be recycled at these locations. If it does NOT stretch, it should be put in your household trash.
- If the retail store container provides instructions for the materials that they accept, please read and follow those instructions.
pro TIPS
A specialized recycling program for those harder-to-recycle plastics is now available to Franklin County residents who have access to curbside recycling or frequent a SWACO recycling drop-off location. Through a new partnership with Hefty and Rumpke, some plastics such as chip bags, granola bar wrappers, plastic film, plastic cutlery, and Styrofoam are now accepted in the Hefty ReNew bag. For a full list of the items that can be recycled in the ReNew program and a list of retailers who sell the Hefty ReNew Bags, click here.
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