Goodell Gardens & Homestead

Traci and Amber spent some time learning about the plastic bag recycling program in Edinboro, run by community volunteer Cathy Hutchinson with support from many other community volunteers and the Borough of Edinboro, Kiwanis, and the Shadbush Club!

The program, which helps NexTrex turn some plastic bags, bubble wrap, and some plastic films into composite benches, furniture, and decking, allows communities like ours to earn benches.

In one hour, volunteers were able to keep more than 100 lbs of plastic waste from entering landfill and waterways, instead headed to be repurposed!

If you’d like to help, the next sorting will be Thursday, January 30 at 11 am in the basement of the Borough Building… or drop off your clean, dry plastics in the bins in front of the Borough Building (remove all labels and stickers) for sorting and recycling.

For information about the program and what is and is not accepted, please visit the NexTrex website here:

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