Pellet Bags

[mikhen]

Are the empty pellet bags recyclable? My daughter just bought home a paper from school about collecting plastic bags. It sounds like thinner grade plastic bags, but it would be great to recycle the pellet bags.

 

[jmart]

I don't really know, but I use mine in my kitchen and laundry room trash cans.
They're a good fit and I can really stuff them without ripping.

 

[aaronnoel]

in my city, yes, they do plastic up to #4, my friend brings his bags to my house a few times a season, his town won't take them, so it's not all towns call your p.w. dept. for info about your town or city.

 

[Flammam]

The local Agway has a large bin outside for recycling pellet bags.

 

[Bank]

I use them for kitchen tash liners, but I can't use all of them, my local transfer station takes them, so I don't actually throw that many out.

 

[mikhen]

Thanx. guess I should have added that I use them for trash bags, but the school will win prizes for the most bags recycled.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Plastic through #6 is recycled by the local waste system here.

 

[tinkabranc]

Our bags go out to the curb with the rest of the recycles each week.
The bags are #4 plastic which are acceptable in our town.

 

[ScotL]

We used to get this question quite often at Maine Woods Pellet. We bought a compactor and we can take your empty pellet bags and pallet covers.
It's difficult to find a place to recycle the LDPE 4 plastic because it's barely worth as much as the trucking costs to ship it to a recycling center.
I couldn't attach a PDF but you can find last year's press release here: http://www.mainewoodspelletco.com/Press_Release_Maine_Woods_Pellet_8-11-10.pdf

 

[urkiddin]

I don't really know, but I use mine in my kitchen and laundry room trash cans.
They're a good fit and I can really stuff them without ripping.

Ya they are great except for liquids.I put wild turkey guts in one once and let it sit on the garage floor for a few days.What a mess.

 

[St_Earl]

the local dump/transfer station takes ours along with the rest of the plastic recycling.

 

[rideboard147]

I recycle all of mine

 

[tony58]

Cat crap goes in ours.They work great since they are strong...