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New legislation comes into force soon that will require all businesses, health and social care establishments and academic institutions to separate a number of recyclables from their general waste. These include glass bottles and jars, metal food and drinks cans, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, paper and cardboard and food waste.

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Businesses and organisations with ten or more full-time employees are required to make arrangements for the collection of:

• Dry recyclable materials (except plastic film) by 31 March

• Food waste by 31 March

• Plastic film by 31 March

Businesses and organisations with fewer than ten full-time employees (classed as micro-firms) are required to make arrangements for the collection of:

• Dry recyclable materials (including plastic film) by 31 March

• Food waste by 31 March

The new regulations will mean that in future, no waste from businesses can be sent for disposal unless it can be shown to have gone through a treatment process. The simplest way to provide this treatment is to separate your waste for reuse or recycling.'The aim is to increase recycling rates and reduce the amount of waste we send for disposal. It will also help reduce your business costs, save energy, conserve natural resources and protect the environment.' 

The following materials must be collected in the dry recyclable waste streams:

Glass

• Glass packaging, including bottles and jars

Metal

• Steel and aluminium tins and cans

• Steel and aluminium aerosols

• Aluminium foil and food trays

• Steel and aluminium jars and bottle lids

• Aluminium tubes

Plastic

• Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays

• Cartons for food, drink and other liquids, including aseptic and chilled cartons

• Plastic film packaging and plastic bags

  Tip: If your service provider collects plastic separately from other dry materials, collecting cartons in the plastic recyclable waste stream will mean more cartons can be effectively sorted and reprocessed.

All paper and card except:

• Paper and card that contains glitter or foil

• Laminated paper

• Stickers and sticky paper

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• Padded lined envelopes

• Paperback and hardback books

• Wallpaper

You need to separate paper and cardboard from other dry recyclables (plastic, metal and glass), unless your recycling service provider collects them together. Service providers may also choose to collect other dry recyclable materials separately, like glass. Discuss how your dry recyclables will be collected with your chosen service provider.   

You'll need to collect the following materials in the food waste stream:

• All food intended for human or household pet consumption, regardless of whether it has any nutritional value

• Biodegradable material resulting from the processing or preparation of food, including inedible food parts such as bones, eggshells, fruit and vegetable skins, tea bags and coffee grounds

Take action

Reduce the number of bags you use and reuse plastic bags

• Reduce your use of disposable shopping bags by using a reusable bag or container when shopping.
• Reuse old plastic bags for multiple shopping trips.
• Re-purpose plastic bags as trash liners or pet waste bags.
• Refuse a bag for easy-to-carry purchases.
• Buy products in bulk.

Many grocery stores offer durable, washable bags to customers at an affordable price. Using these bags on a regular basis can create less waste than paper or plastic, and washing them regularly removes dirt and germs.

What can be recycled: more than shopping bags

If you have plastic bags and wrap you can't reuse, you can often recycle them at stores or other drop-off sites if they are clean and dry.

Many people know shopping bags can be recycled'but other household plastic wrap can too! If they are clean, dry, and free of receipts or other items, the following can be recycled at drop-off sites:

• newspaper bags;
• bread and produce bags;
• stretch film around furniture or electronics;
• plastic shipping envelopes (remove labels), bubble wrap and air pillows (deflate);
• zip-top food storage bags;
• plastic wrap around paper products, soda/water bottles, diapers, etc. and
• dry cleaning bags.

Plastic wrap that can't be recycled

Non-recyclable plastic wraps include any wrap or bag that contained frozen food, pre-washed salad mix bags and bags labeled as degradable. Any plastic wrap, bag or film that is dirty or wet should also not be recycled.

When in doubt, don't recycle it if you're not sure. Bags and wrap that are wet or dirty'or that are labeled compostable or biodegradable'can disrupt the recycling process and prevent the reuse of entire loads of recovered bags and wrap.

Take your plastic wrap and bags to drop-off locations

You can recycle clean and dry plastic wrap and bags at many grocery stores and other retailers. Use the link below or check with local stores to find out what they take.

• NexTrex Plastic Bag and Film Recycling

Do NOT put plastic bags and wrap in curbside recycling bins. They get tangled in equipment at facilities that recycle cans, bottles, cardboard and paper. This puts workers in danger and causes costly facility shutdowns. 

Do more: set up or encourage collection programs

Whether you are a business that generates a lot of plastic film or a consumer, there is a role for you. Learn how to do your part to build the economy, keep the recyclable plastic film out of Wisconsin landfills and put them back into productive use.

Learn how your business, retail or grocery store, or distribution center can support plastic film recycling and get involved.

Plastic Film Recycling: Tips for Businesses and Retailers

Recycling benefits

Benefits of plastic film recycling

Recycling clean, dry plastic shopping bags, newspaper bags, wrap packaging and other plastic bags and wrap ensures that we continue to make full use of materials while conserving energy and keeping bags and wrap out of our landfills, streets and natural environment.

Environmental impacts of plastic bag use and disposal

Their lightweight and ease of use mean plastic bags and wrap require less energy for production and transportation than some other packaging materials.

At the same time, plastic bags and wrap have a number of environmental impacts throughout their life cycle. These include greenhouse gas emissions and pollution from the process of extracting and refining petroleum or natural gas, which are used to make new plastic.

They also include impacts from improper disposal, as bags and wrap can clog gutters and sewer grates, endanger animals that mistake the plastics for food, and accumulate in trees, fences and other places where they become an eyesore. Plastics can take hundreds of years to degrade and can also interfere with proper moisture distribution and drainage in landfills.

Reducing, reusing and recycling plastic bags, film and wrap helps to lessen these negative environmental impacts while promoting the continued use of the plastics we have already produced in ways that benefit the community and spur economic activity. While some cities have imposed bans or taxes on bags, reusing and recycling bags and wrap recovers these resources and contributes to a supply of plastic wrap for use by industry.

Recycled plastic bags and wrap become new products

While only about 12% of plastic bags and other film are currently recycled in the United States, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the demand for clean scrap film is quickly growing. Plastics are long-lived and, even after initial use, can serve as feedstock in a swiftly expanding manufacturing industry.

Products made from recycled grocery bags and other plastic films include new bags, composite lumber and playground equipment. Recycling plastic bags and wrap prevents the waste of resources, reduces the amount of material being buried in landfills, helps prevent litter and contributes to new jobs in Wisconsin.

Recycling plastic film creates jobs and reduces disposal costs

Businesses across Wisconsin can also reduce, reuse and recycle plastic bags and wrap while taking the opportunity to build profits and create jobs. Grocery stores, retailers and distribution centers generate the cleanest stream of plastic film and could benefit significantly by recycling this material instead of sending it to the landfill, potentially reducing disposal costs.

By recycling bags and wrap and spreading the word, businesses can lead the way for their communities.

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