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All flexible plastics can be collected together in one bag or container and dropped off in a single collection bin at the depot or at home if your community offers flexible plastics collection service. This includes plastic bags, overwrap, crinkly wrappers, stand-up zipper-lock pouches, squishy cushion packaging (polyethylene foam), and more.
Accepted Items
Take these to a depot, unless your community offers flexible plastics collection at home.
Plastic Bags
Outer bags and overwrap
Stand-up and zipper lock pouches
Crinkly wrappers and bags
Flexible packaging with plastic seal
Woven and net plastic bags
Non-food protective packaging
Reusable plastic-only carry-out bags
Squishy cushion packaging blocks and sheets
Food storage, sandwich and freezer bags, vacuum seal bags
Plastic shrink wrap
Purchased gift bags, boxes
Reusable plastic curbside recycling bags
Empty recycling bags
LDPE/HDPE plastic sheets
Bubble wrap
Not Accepted
Flexible Plastics
- Items that are not packaging like
- Long term heavy-duty storage containers like plastic totes
- Plastic bags with cloth, rope, or ribbon handles (plastic bags are recyclable when cloth, rope or ribbon handles are removed)
- Carry-out bags with PVC/vinyl
- Packaging labelled biodegradable, compostable, or oxo-degradable
- Lumber or construction wrap
- Items designed for disposal (e.g., garbage bags, compost/leaf bags)
- Flexible 6-pack rings
- Plastic squeeze tubes
- plastic-lined paper and paper-lined plastic
- Crinkly cellophane wrap for floral arrangements, etc.
- Rigid plastic containers
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