Plastic Film & Foam Products Recycling

Helping you responsibly recycle plastic film and foam products

We are excited to support Wisconsin organizations in establishing monitored programs for recycling plastic film and foam products. Businesses and municipalities interested in starting a program can contact us directly to learn more. To ensure proper recycling, plastic film and foam products must be kept separate from other materials and cannot be included in residential curbside or commercial single-stream recycling. Please do not place plastic film or foam products in your recycling bin or dumpster. The City of Beloit, City of Fitchburg and City of Middleton have film and foam recycling drop-off sites available for their residents.

Types of Film & Foam Products We Can Recycle

Plastic wrap on paper products

Plastic wrap on beverages

Plastic grocery bags

Plastic mailers

plastic straws

Foam Products

Bubble Wrap

Packing Peanuts

Stretch Wrap

Plastic Baggies

Air Pillow

Produce Bag

Other Items Also Accepted

  • Bags inside cereal/cracker boxes
  • Bread bags 
  • Candy wrappers
  • Drycleaner bags    
  • Egg cartons - plastic and foam
  • Food bags
  • Ice bags
  • Newspaper and magazine bags  
  • Pet food bags (empty of food)
  • Plastic bags/wrap that items come in when you order online
  • Plastic liners
  • Potato chip bags
  • Shipping or pouch-type mailing envelopes   
  • Tarps (brass rivets must be removed)

Unaccepted items at this time include gloves/apron, frozen food bags, paint drop cloths, shower curtains, soil bags, water softener salt bags, wood chips/mulch bags.  

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 clothes or diapers