This category includes all clean and stretchy thin plastics. In order to be properly recycled, please shake out or rinse it to remove any food and make sure it's dry to avoid mold.
While the category includes a ton, any hard plastic, dirty film, or anything made of mixed material isn't included (shiny metallic material too).
Hard plastic containers can go in your recycling bin!
Since these are mixed materials, they can't be easily recycled.
Since these are mixed materials, they can't be easily recycled.
Since these are mixed materials, they can't be easily recycled.
Since these are mixed materials, they can't be easily recycled.
These are too difficult to clean to be recycled.
Since these are mixed materials, they can't be easily recycled.
Since these are mixed materials, they can't be easily recycled.
Hard semi-flexible packaging around things like batteries and electronics.
Best to reuse these! Or throw them away if unusable.
Best to reuse these! Or throw them away if damaged.
These are under 3 inches and so can't be recycled curbside!
These are under 3 inches and so can't be recycled curbside!
Thin plastics, or plastic film, are light-weight, crunchable, flexible plastic material made from the by-products of oil refinement.
The city can take just a few items or you could drive around looking for a drop off. With Ridwell, we will take everything off your hands, from your doorstep.
As a core category, you will have a dedicated bag for plastic film. It is one of the most impactful for reducing household waste and global pollution.
Plastic can take up to 500 years to decompose, leaking pollutants into our soil and water. Not only is this threatening to our health and safety but also to marine life.
While some cities (like Seattle) can recycle grocery and newspaper bags, more often then not, they end up splitting apart in the process and having to be thrown away.
Ridwell can take all sorts of thin plastics from ziploc to grocery bags, bubble wrap to dry cleaning bags. You don't have to think about what goes where or tie it in a larger bag.
Plastics that can be recycled are first sorted, shredded, and rid of any impurities like paper. These shreds are then melted and formed into pellets, which can be made into other products.
It can also be turned into more practical things like new packaging, composite decking material, and trash can liners!