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What is film plastic?
Film plastic is any form of plastic other than rigid plastics
(bottles, tubs, trays, buckets, etc..) and Styrofoam. Film Plastic can be found in many forms (see below). In Douglas County, all film plastic can
be recycled through our partnership with Sunrise Enterprises and their
buyers. It does not matter what number appears on the
film (if any). #1-7 are accepted. Film Plastics include:
How do I recycle film
plastic?
Film Plastic is easy to recycle. Make sure it is
clean. The process to recycle plastic never exceeds 300 degrees, so
whatever you put in comes out. In addition, it cannot have any other material. No mylars, metals, or paper. So any packaging with multiple materials is waste. Please avoid making these purchases.
Please place all your film together in bags to keep it from blowing around and littering the landscape. When improperly disposed of or littered, these bags find their way down stream and pollute our waterways and oceans leading to the death of entire ecosystems. 80% of all ocean pollution came from land!
Where
do I recycle my film plastic?
Plastic film is accepted all over the community of
Douglas County.
Remember to use re-useable bags when shopping. This reduces waste, saves time, and stores will give you credit in many instances.
- Curbside
- Community Depots
- Winston (by Riverbend
Park)
- Winchester Bay Marina
- Sunrise Depot on W.
Harvard
- Sunrise Depot on
Carnes Rd.
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- ALL Douglas County Transfer
Stations except Slide Creek
- Local Stores accept their shopping bags back for recycling.
- Some local schools are collecting bags as a fundraiser through WalMart.
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Film
Plastic
Include:
Bags
Wrap
Packaging
No Oil or Food Contamination
No Styrofoam
Recycle Rigid Plastics Separately |
- Click the link below for a printable chart for your reference
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