Recycle household plastics to help Lenexa get a new bench

Published on April 22, 2024

Recycle your household bags and wrap text over bench with recycle symbol

You recycle what you can, but there are still those pesky household plastics that you can’t put in your recycle bin. Instead of putting them in the trash, drop them off at one of these locations: 

Lenexa’s We Care Committee is partnering with NexTrex to turn these plastics into an earth-friendly composite bench that can be placed in one of our parks or public areas.

What can be recycled? 

  • Grocery bags
  • Bread bags
  • Bubble wrap
  • Dry cleaning bags
  • Newspaper sleeves
  • Ice bags
  • Plastic shopping envelopes
  • Ziplock and other resealable food storage bags
  • Cereal bags
  • Case overwrap
  • Salt bags
  • Pallet wrap and stretch film
  • Wood pellet bags
  • Produce bags

All plastics must be clean, dry and free of food and organic residue. The recycling event will last for one year or until the City collects 1,000 pounds of plastic. 

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