Recycle your plastic bags starting this weekend at Plastic Film Outreach Days

THE WOODLANDS, TX – It seems to not be common knowledge that neither your plastic grocery store bags nor clear plastic film like cling wrap can be recycled. And we know how easy it is for your pantry or under-the-kitchen-sink cabinet to quickly become home to a mountain of loose bags. Fortunately, there's relief starting on the weekend horizon.

Although plastic bags and film cannot go in your recycling cart, they can be recycled at participating locations in The Woodlands, including H-E-B and Kroger. Any plastic bag or film that is clean, dry, and stretchy can go back to the store for proper recycling.

What happens next? Each year, tons of plastic film are turned into composite lumber – a plasticized material used in park benches, picnic tables, decks, fences, and playground equipment. This material is commonly used in our parks and pedestrian bridges.

If you want to learn more about how you can start turning your bags into benches, visit one of the Plastic Film Outreach Days, where an expert will be available to answer questions and provide examples of recyclables films. Reusable produce bags and shopping lists will be available while supplies last. All booths will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

DATES AND LOCATIONS:

• Friday, June 14, 2024: Sterling Ridge Kroger, 6700 Woodlands Parkway Suite 600
• Saturday, June 15, 2024: Cochran’s Crossing Kroger, 4747 Research Forest Drive
• Thursday, July 11, 2024: Sterling Ridge Kroger, 6700 Woodlands Parkway Suite 600
• Friday, July 12, 2024: Cochran’s Crossing Kroger, 4747 Research Forest Drive
• Saturday, July 13, 2024: Alden Bridge Kroger, 8000 Research Forest Drive
• Saturday, August 3, 2024: Creekside Park H-E-B, 26500 Kuykendahl Rd., Tomball, TX 77375, 10 a.m. to noon
• Saturday, August 3, 2024: Market Street H-E-B, 9595 Six Pines Dr., The Woodlands, TX 77380, 1 to 3 p.m.