Trex Plastic Bag Recycling Challenge


This is an image of a Trex Bench at the Tabb LibraryThe York County Beautification Committee collects plastic bags and wraps to participate in the Recycling Challenge, hosted by The Trex Company. The Trex Company has hosted the Recycling Challenge since 2006, with the objective of educating public on the importance of plastic film recycling through school and community recycling programs. Participants collect plastic bags and film with the goal of collecting or exceeding 500 pounds of plastic in a 6-month period. If the goal is met the group is awarded an earth-friendly Trex bench, created from recycled plastic bags and film. This is an ongoing program, and benches are donated to local schools, libraries and public county areas.

Plastic bags can be delivered to the dropoff recycling center at 145 Goodwin Neck Road, Monday through Saturday, 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  They can also be delivered to the Tabb Library or the Yorktown Library.  Please don't throw trash in the plastic bag collection containers.  Please make sure bags are contained in some way, such as a box or a paper/plastic bag.

The following items are being collected (clean, dry and free of food and residue, please):

  • Grocery bags
  • Bread bags
  • Case overwrap
  • Dry cleaning bags
  • Newspaper sleeves
  • Ice bags
  • Wood pellet bags (clean of all debris)
  • Ziplock and other reclosable bags
  • Produce bags
  • Bubble wrap
  • Salt bags
  • Cereal bags

This is an image of Trex Recycling Challenge PosterThis is an image of a recycling container 

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