The Plastic Pollution Solution is a program of Recycle Ann Arbor in partnership with Washtenaw County Solid Waste that launched on July 3rd, 2018– International Plastic Bag Free Day.

The goals of the campaign are to:
1) educate the community about issues inherent with single-use plastic bags and plastic wraps
2) encourage the public to reduce and reuse these plastics when possible
3) facilitate convenient drop-off locations to properly recover plastic bags and plastic wrap

We hope to create a diverse network of drop-off locations collecting plastic bags and other soft, flexible plastics to ensure that they are recycled properly and do not end up in the landfill or worse, as pollution in our waterways. The soft plastics we receive will be recycled by our partner, Trex, to be made into composite lumber. Our hope is that as people collect their soft plastics for recycling they will work towards identifying alternatives to those items that prevents the plastic in the first place.

Through establishing a network of convenient drop off locations at area businesses, churches, libraries, and schools, we hope to recover more soft plastics in the community for proper recycling. With your help, we hope to create a successful collection system that can serve as a model to other communities working towards sustainable materials management.

*We expect host locations to drop off full, decontaminated bags of the accepted soft plastics at our Drop-Off Station. Locations will receive a pass that waives the entry fee to the Drop-Off Station when dropping off their soft plastics.

Fill out this form if you are interested in moving forward in becoming a Plastic Pollution Solution collection location!