Millburn Needs Your Plastic To Win A Bench, But The Bin Moved

MILLBURN, NJ — A townwide "plastic film recycling challenge" kicked off in Millburn Township on March 15, in which resident help the environment by turning in recyclables like plastic bags and bubble wrap. But the township wants you to know that the bins were recently moved.

If residents turn in 500 pounds of certain types of recyclables by Sept. 15, the vendor Trex will turn the recycled plastic film into a bench for the community.

Recycling plastic film items — thin items such as plastic bags, newspaper films, bubble wrap, and sandwich bags — helps keep harmful waste out of landfills. The program will end on September 15, 2021.

This program is being organized by resident and Millburn High School student Julia Nieman, in partnership with Trex.

Note that the plastic-film collection bins previously located at Town Hall, the Millburn Library, Millburn High School, and Kings supermarket were relocated over the weekend to the Town Yard, within the salt dome.

The township also wants you to know:

• All plastic must be clean, dry and free of any residue.
• Do not bring Styrofoam, plastic bottles or plastic food or takeout containers. The challenge is for plastic films.
• Accepted items include grocery bags, bread bags, bubble wrap, dry cleaning bags, newspaper sleeves, ice bags, plastic shipping envelopes, resealable food storage bags, cereal bags, case overwraps, salt bags, pallet wrap, stretch film, wood pellet bags and produce bags.

Residents may access the Yard by using the Main Street/Old Short Hills Road entrance.

For more information about the Town Yard and yard policies, visit this websites.

Find out more about Trex here.

It will take about 40,500 bags to equal 500 pounds. Remember, all plastic must be clean, dry and free of food residue. And please do not bring plastic bottles.

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