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While they may seem like an "odd couple",
plastic bags and stretchy plastic outer-wrap
are placed in the Grey Box.
Simply stuff all of your plastic bags and plastic stretchy outer-wrap into one bag, tie the top of the bag closed and toss it into your Grey Box. It is as simple as that!
Place these items in the Grey Box:
Place these items in the Garbage:
Clean plastic bags and stretchy plastic outer-wrap can be recycled and sold, creating revenue for the Region and helping to keep taxes down.
When plastic bags and stretchy plastic outer-wrap are placed in the Blue Box, along with partially emptied food and drink containers, they can become contaminated, lowering the value of the recyclable materials.
Purchase (or replace) a Grey/Blue Box
Loose plastic bags and stretchy plastic outer-wrap can jam up machinery at the regional recycling facility causing shut downs and repairs. Those pieces that do get through have to be manually sorted, which is a time consuming and costly process.
In total, the improper recycling of plastic bags and stretchy plastic outer-wrap costs Niagara Region taxpayers $85,000 annually. That is equivalent to the regional tax bill of 55 homes.
The correct method to recycle your plastic bags and stretchy plastic outer-wrap is as follows: