Hard Plastic Recycling

Helping you responsibly recycle hard plastic

We are excited to support Wisconsin organizations in establishing monitored hard plastics recycling programs. Businesses and municipalities interested in setting up a program can contact us directly to learn more. To ensure proper recycling, hard plastics must be kept separate from other materials and cannot be included in residential curbside or commercial single-stream recycling. Please do not place hard plastics in your recycling bin or dumpster. As community-based programs become available, we will list those locations here. Currently, there is no public drop-off site for hard plastic recycling.

Types of Hard Plastics We Can Recycle

Laundry basket and hangers

Crates and storage totes

Take out food containers

Plastic cups and Silverware

Baby items

Buckets and garden pots

Outdoor furniture

Trash cans

Landscaping edging

Egg Cartons (plastic)

Buckets (No metal)

Plastic Plates

Other Items Accepted

Plastic cooler (no metal)

Unacceptable items at this time include CDs and CD cases, chip clips (due to metal spring), credit cards, and pipes.

How It Works

STEP 1

Take your plastic waste to your community drop-off site
STEP 2

Pellitteri picks up the plastic waste and ships it to the Brightmark Circularity Center
STEP 3

Brightmark’s one-of-a-kind Plastics Renewal technology turns the plastic waste into products that are sent to our customers, which can be used for future lives as ISCC PLUS-certified circular plastic products.
Learn more at Brightmark.com

Guidelines

Containers that previously held liquids must be rinsed and emptied
Metal must be removed. If it cannot be removed, it cannot be recycled.
No food or residue on any items
Batteries and rechargeable items should not be included
No paint, vinyl or diapers
No car seats
No gasoline containers

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