Covington, KY Expands Recycling Program Using Special Orange Bag to Collect Hard-to-Recycle Plastics

SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): The list of items that can be recycled in your curbside cart is about to greatly expand in Covington. The City is among communities now participating in a program adopted by Hefty Brand and Rumpke Waste & Recycling that will keep foam take-out containers, straws, candy wrappers, plastic utensils, and other hard-to-recycle plastics out of landfills.

The Hefty ReNew plastics recovery program requires newly accepted items to be placed together inside a special orange bag before being thrown into the recycling cart. In November, the bags will be for sale at Kroger stores and online. In the meantime, residents can request a free Hefty ReNew starter kit at www.hefty.com.

“Rumpke continues to invest heavily in our recycling programs to ensure our customers have access to the best available technologies and can recycle the most amount of material possible,” said Jeff Snyder, Rumpke’s Director of Recycling, in the release. “The introduction of the Hefty ReNew program will further help our customers with their own waste reduction efforts and help us recover even more plastic material to be converted into new and useful items.”

Among the items that can be placed in the orange bags:

• Candy wrappers.
• Plastic utensils.
• Foam egg cartons, carry-out containers, bowls, etc.
• Plastic straws and stirrers.
• Plastic colored cups.
• Frozen food bags.
• Cereal box liners.
• Plastic food wrap and bags.
• Plastic and foam shipping material.

Courtesy: www.wasteadvantage.com