The WWRA accepts plastic bottles #1-7 - such as milk jugs and detergent bottles, cottage cheese, yogurt, etc. that have been cleaned and flattened. Although most plastics that end up at our facility are recyclable, many recyclers accidentally place nonrecyclable items in our bins. Others may also participate in wishcycling, or placing items in our system in hopes they will be recycled even if the WWRA has said they cannot. Most wishcycling comes out of a place of uncertainty about accepted items. Please visit
here for more information on what can and cannot be accepted, but don’t hesitate to message us on Facebook for help with specific items. Recyclable items are collected, sorted, and are not thrown away.
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Nonrecyclable items are properly disposed of, but non recyclable contamination in our bins continues to be very low, thanks to the compliance of our community. This means that the vast majority of items in our bins are recyclable and are shipped off to vendors to be repurposed. Many of these vendors are local, including where plastics are shipped to: Clean Tech in Dundee, MI. Plastics are then repurposed into new bottles or clothing.