Celebrate America Recycles Day!

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:35:40 -0500
plastic, recycle, sustainability

You’re invited to join us in celebrating America Recycles Day! America Recycles Day is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promote recycling. Help UMBC go #beyondthebag starting tomorrow!

Between Nov. 15, 2019 and May 1, 2020 UMBC will be participating in the NexTrex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge. The Office of Sustainability and Facilities Management will be collecting your plastic bags and films at designated locations across campus. If UMBC can divert at least 500 lbs of plastic bags and film (~40,500 bags) we will win a bench by Trex made from the recycled plastic films! Learn about the NexTrex Process in Winchester, VA.

The following clean and dry plastic items may be recycled through this program:

Grocery Bags

Produce Bags

Only containers with this symbol can accept the plastic films.

Ice Bags

Sandwich Bags

Cereal Box Liners

Case Overwrap (the thick plastic that wraps cases of water bottles)

Bread Bags

Newspaper sleeves

Dry Cleaning Bags

Bubble wrap/ air cushions

Pallet wrap

Plastic mailers

Locations include:

The Commons Info Desk

The Commons Yum Shop

Apartment Community Center

Facilities Management