Celebrate America Recycles Day!
Help UMBC go #BeyondtheBag
You’re invited to join us in celebrating America Recycles Day! America Recycles Day is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promote recycling. Help UMBC go #beyondthebag starting tomorrow!
Between Nov. 15, 2019 and May 1, 2020 UMBC will be participating in the NexTrex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge. The Office of Sustainability and Facilities Management will be collecting your plastic bags and films at designated locations across campus. If UMBC can divert at least 500 lbs of plastic bags and film (~40,500 bags) we will win a bench by Trex made from the recycled plastic films! Learn about the NexTrex Process in Winchester, VA.
The following clean and dry plastic items may be recycled through this program:
- Grocery Bags
- Produce Bags
Only containers with this symbol can accept the plastic films.
- Ice Bags
- Sandwich Bags
- Cereal Box Liners
- Case Overwrap (the thick plastic that wraps cases of water bottles)
- Bread Bags
- Newspaper sleeves
- Dry Cleaning Bags
- Bubble wrap/ air cushions
- Pallet wrap
- Plastic mailers
Locations include:
- The Commons Info Desk
- The Commons Yum Shop
- Apartment Community Center
- Facilities Management
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Posted: November 14, 2019, 1:35 PM
