Plastic bags and wrapping don’t belong in your bin.

They are recyclable. Just not in your curbside bin. Do not bag your recyclables. Leave ‘em loose! You can drop them off at most retail stores. Your bagged recyclables cannot be easily sorted, so they When you put plastic film (like bags and wrap)in your bin, ultimately end up in the trash. Not good! they tangle around equipment at the recycling facility. Workers have to stop the machines to cut out the bags, which by then are too dirty to recycle. Recycling businesses are struggling because of this contamination. Wind can also blow plastic bags and wrap out of the open recycling bin and into the environment. Oops. But when your plastic bagsand wrap are clean and recycled properly, they turn into new bags, containers, and composite lumber for benches and playgrounds! Learn more about What’s IN and What’s OUT. www.RecycleCT.com Drop off clean, dry plastic bags and wrapping at grocery or retail stores.

Although they can’t go in your curbside bin, you can still recycle most types of plastic film: Except these ones:

Grocery and retail carryout bags Plastic cereal box liners Compostable or degradable bags and film packaging Produce/bulk bags Bubble wrap and air pillows (deflated) Cling wrap Bread, newspaper, and dry cleaning bags Plastic shipping envelopes Salad mix and frozen food bags (labels removed) Food storage bags Candy wrappers or chip bags (ex. zip-top bags) Furniture and electronic wrap Six-pack rings Wrap packaging Any other plastic wrap packaging (ex. plastic wrap around cases of bottled with the How2Recycle label for Pet food bags beverages, napkins, or bathroom tissue) store drop off

Pro Tip: Use one plastic bag to hold all your other plastic films. You can even reuse a grocery bag!

The Wrap Recycling Action Program (WRAP) can help you find a drop off site and help your community recycle more plastic film. www.PlasticFilmRecycling.org