You are invited to participate in the NexTrex Recycling Challenge! This church-wide green project, a part of our Home•Table•Planet initiative (details HERE), begins on Sunday, November 3. We will collect thousands of plastic bags and plastic film that would otherwise go into landfills and waterways, and instead turn them into sustainable outdoor materials. The goal is to collect 1,000 pounds of plastic bags and plastic film in 12 months (about 81,500 plastic bags worth), Trex will then donate a high-performance composite bench to our church! It’s a win for us, our environment and for NexTrex.
NexTrex accepts produce bags, bread bags, case overwrap (think toilet paper and paper towel rolls), dry cleaning bags, newspaper sleeves, ice bags, wood pellet bags, Ziplock & other re-sealable bags, bubble wrap, salt bags, and cereal bags. All materials must be clean, dry, and free of food residue. For more details, watch the short video clip at the bottom of this page.
Start collecting plastic bags now. Once you have collected a few trash bags filled with plastic bags, drop them off here at PUMC in our bins located inside the church during regular business hours. 1,000 pounds is a LOT of plastic, so we encourage everyone (and friends & family!) to participate. The Green Team volunteers will weigh and report the collected materials every month before delivering them to one of the participating drop-off retailer locations.
For more information or to volunteer to help, please contact Anje Seufert or Fran Webber
Together we can do it!
Plastic Bag & Film Drop-Off Hours:
Sunday Mornings
9 AM - 5 PM Monday - Thursday
9 AM - 3 PM Friday
