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Town-Wide Plastic Film Recycling Challenge Kicks Off Monday, March 15!
Residents are challenged to collect a total of 500lbs (about 40,500 bags!) of plastic film waste over a six (6) month period.
Posted on: March 12, 2021
Town-wide Plastic Film Recycling Challenge Kicks off Monday, March 15!
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A town-wide plastic film recycling challenge kicks off in Millburn Township this Monday, March 15! Residents are challenged to collect a total of 500lbs (about 40,500 bags!) of plastic film waste over a six (6) month period.
To participate, bring your items to any of the four (4) plastic film-only collection bins in the following locations:
- Town Hall (inside the building)
- Millburn Library (outside near entrance)
- Millburn High School (outside under the blue awning)
- Kings on Morris Turnpike (outside near entrance)
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.
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Remember – all plastic must be clean, dry and free of food residue!
Please do not bring plastic bottles to the collection bins.
Recycling these plastic film items helps keep harmful waste out of landfills. If we reach the 500lb goal, our vendor Trex will turn the recycled plastic film into a bench for our community. The program will end on September 15, 2021.
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