Do Recycle
- Grocery bags – return to retailer
- Empty bread and produce bags
- Brown paper bags
Don’t Recycle
- Used food or cling wrap
- Prepackaged food bags, including frozen wrappers
- Bio‐based or compostable bags
- No film that has been painted or has excessive glue
- Plastic over-wrap and bubble wrap
Tips
- Use plastic bags for packing material
- Use bags as trash can liners
- Use them to pick up animal waste
- Only take a bag when you really need it
- Utilize reusable bags when shopping
- Pack the bags as full as possible! Keep in mind that a plastic bag can hold up to 17 pounds of product – nearly 2,000 times its own weight
