Durham’s curbside recycling program does not currently accept plastic bags, film, or wrap of any kind – not even if plastic bags are placed in curbside bins filled with recyclable items.
Why can’t I put my plastic bags in my curbside recycle bin?
Plastic bags, wraps, and films get tangled up in the equipment in facilities that serve curbside recycling programs, causing problems for recyclers. After this, they are landfilled. Make sure flexible packages don’t make their way into your curbside recycling bin!
Where can I bring my plastic bags, films and wraps?
Store drop-off programs have been the primary means of recovering clean and dry bags, film, and wrap for more than 20 years. Retailers usually consolidate the material with other film like pallet wrap at their distribution centers and then sell the material to companies making products like composite lumber, bags and film, containers, crates and pallets.
Hannaford on Grapevine Drive in Dover, Hannaford in Durham, Market Basket in Lee and the Dover Chamber of Commerce are all local establishments that accept these items. To find other local stores that accept plastic bags, films, and wraps, please check out the following link HERE.
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