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Special Recycling for Plastic Bags & Films Bring materials to the Transfer Station for FREE - Not in your blue bin! 1223 Route 7 South, Middlebury, VT, 05753 We accept EMPTY, CLEAN, and DRY: Grocery bags Produce bags Newspaper bags Ziploc bags Cut off Cut off paper labels paper labels Dry cleaning bags Case wrap Shipping envelopes Bread bags Air pillows & Stretch wrap & Stretchy product wrap bubble wrap plastic wrap Cereal bags Cut off ends and turn inside out to remove residue Items with these labels Pellet bags Salt bags Ice bags (#2 or #4 plastic films) Film collected by ACSWMD and grocery stores is recycled into Trex® decking materials. NOT ACCEPTED: salad mix bags, grape bags, chip bags, candy wrappers, biodegradable materials, pet food bags, grain & feed bags, frozen food bags, cellophane, metallic/foil packaging, six-pack rings, agricultural films Addison County Solid Waste Management District | 802-388-2333 | AddisonCountyRecycles.org Not Accepted The following plastic bags & films cannot be recycled in this program and should be discarded in the trash: “Crinkly” and stiff plastic bags and film that do not stretch Most food packaging, especially: • Resealable pouches • Shiny/metallic foil-lined plastic • Grape bags (& similar) • Candy and granola bar wrappers • Snack food bags • Mesh bags • Meat & cheese packaging • Frozen food packaging • Pre-washed salad mix bags • Vacuum seal bags • Chip bags Bags that are dirty, wet, or have paper labels (cut out paper labels from plastic shipping envelopes and other recyclable bags) Paper envelopes lined with bubble Pet food & bird seed bags wrap Anything labeled with a number Woven grain & feed bags other than 2 or 4 (such as 5 or 7) or with strike-through labels: Cellophane & “crinkly” plastic Biodegradable, degradable, or compostable plastic Mulch & soil bags, agricultural plastic Six-pack rings This list is not exhaustive. Questions? Call ACSWMD: Addison County Solid Waste Management District | 802-388-2333 | AddisonCountyRecycles.org.

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