WRAP

East Hartford is rolling out a major new environmental sustainability initiative that dramatically increases the plastic recycling options available to residents. With this new program residents will be able to recycle plastic wrap that is not allowed in curbside recycling bins conveniently at local grocery stores. Combined with existing curbside recycling, residents can divert nearly all of their plastic waste from garbage to recycling. East Hartford is the first community in Connecticut to partner with a local grocery store to expand plastic wrap recycling for residents. East Hartford is partnering with Shop Rite of East Hartford to provide a convenient, well marked location at the store entrance. Additionally, residents can recycle plastic wrap at other stores and locations in the area, for a list of locations, please check out the Plastic Film Recycling Website.

East Hartford joins communities around the country and in Canada in the Wrap Recycling Action Program (WRAP), which expands the kinds of plastic residents can recycle at local retail grocery and home improvement stores to include plastic bags, plastic wraps like bread bags, bubble wrap, newspaper bags, overwrap around household products, case wrap around beverages  and other household items, as well as dry cleaning bags and other plastic wraps or films.