where do i recycle the plastic from cereal bags, toilet paper, paper towels and various snack bags?
I know that walmart has the boxes to recycle grocery bags; can i just drop them off there? My town will not accept plastic for recycling unless it is numbers 1 and 2.
You should drop them off in the wal-mart plastic bag recycling thing. I talked to my wal-mart manager and he says they take back all kinds of plastic even shrink wrap. I don’t know how much he really knows, but I don’t think it would hurt to add your items. It is better than the garbage people put in those containers. In my area people think they are garbage cans and put all their garbage in them.
Most grocery stores have plastic sack recycling bins. I put my other plastic in there.
The other option is to ask your local recycling center about what they do with it. The one close to me said that was the best way to do things.
The plastic that surrounds t-shirts, toilet paper, paper towels, and other plastic of that consistency is plastic ID #2 usually. If it doesn’t have a number, you will need to guess unfortunately.
Cereal box liner bags and snack bags are type 4. So they cannot be recycled by your program.
I’ve attached a resource for you to help identify the plastics you might have further questions about.