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Plastic Bag Recycling

The 91Â鶹 Office of Sustainability is offering a new plastic bag recycling pilot program for the spring 2022 semester. Plastic bags are one of the biggest sources of contamination in our current recycling stream. To combat this, our student interns have partnered with NexTrex to bring four plastic bag and other soft plastic recycling bins to campus to collect these materials and keep them out of our waste stream. Not only is this a great opportunity to reduce the contamination in our recycling bins, but this option also keeps the plastic bags out of the landfill, helping 91Â鶹 reach its Climate Action Commitment goal of being a Zero-Waste Campus by 2030.Ìý

You can recycle your plastic bags and other soft plastics at the following locations:

  • Squires Student Center
  • Cheatham Hall
  • Hillcrest Hall
  • Holden Hall
  • Derring Hall
  • Graduate Life Center
  • Sterrett Center
  • Downtown Mailroom
  • Student Services
  • Steger Hall
  • ICTAS II
  • Latham
  • Visitor’s Center
  • Southgate Center
  • Grounds Warehouse
  • Grounds Building

The image that follows shows what can be recycled in these bins, which includes plastic bags, bubble wrap, and ziploc bags: 

This image shows a poster created by the company NexTrex which details what can be recycled in the next trex bins. The bins accept plastic bags and other similar soft plastic materials.

From the store:

  • Produce bags
  • Store bags
  • Ice bags

From your front door:

  • Newspaper sleeves
  • Dry cleaning bags
  • Bubble wrap
  • Plastic e-commerce mailers

From your pantry:

  • Ziploc and other reclosable bags
  • Cereal box liners
  • Case overwrap
  • Bread bags

More details can be found at .

Please do not use these bins to dispose of trash, masks, food waste, or other items that are not allowed in the bins. Plastics #1 and #2 should be recycled in traditional recycling bins available across campus, not in the NexTrex bins. When in doubt, throw it out. If you have any questions, please email sustainability@vt.edu.Ìý