The City of De Pere, Wisconsin

Are plastic bags and wraps recyclable?

While many plastic items are recyclable, plastic bags and wraps are NOT accepted in our recycling program. Please do not place plastic garbage bags, plastic grocery bags and other plastic bags/wraps in your recycling cart or the City will not be able to collect your recycling. This includes packaging wraps on products you purchase online or in stores, sandwich and food bags, water bottle case wraps, recycling in plastic bags and any other loose plastic material. 

WHY?

Plastic bags frequently jam machinery at the recycling center. The facility must then shut down numerous times each day for workers to cut bags out of machines.

What do I do with plastic bags?

Many local grocery and retail stores have recycling boxes where you can drop off all your bags. We encourage responsible disposal of your plastic bags at these sites. Otherwise, please discard your bags with your regular garbage.