Palmer Township Partners with Pilot Recycling Project for Flexible Plastic Packaging

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Palmer Township in Pennsylvania has joined a pilot program to recycle flexible plastics. Accordingly, the township will soon start accepting flexible plastic packaging (FPP) at its curbside recycling bins.

According to the agreement, residents of the township can include flexible plastic, such as bags for groceries, potato chips and cereal in their bins, starting 1^st May, 2021. The items that are unacceptable include rigid plastics such as packaging for electronics. The collected plastic will be processed by TotalRecycling Inc. at its Birdsboro plant in Berks County. This will used to produce useful materials such as decks or will be used for making walkways and playground surfaces.

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Cindy Oatis, Palmer’s recycling coordinator noted that flexible plastic is the fastest-growing segment of the plastic packaging industry in the U.S. As per estimates, the country generates approximately 12 billion pounds of single-use plastics annually, most of which ends up in oceans. The approved plan does not bring any additional cost to taxpayers, noted Oatis.

The pilot project aims to support better quality recycling and meet commitments to buy more recycled-content products.