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OneSTL Water was created to support a simple goal – show St. Louis area residents that recycling works.
To stand out and make a difference, we needed to do something different. So we decided to create a new way to engage, activate, and connect people to recycling. OneSTL Water helps St. Louis area residents see that recycling matters and it directly connects them to the role they play in the recycling process. More…
Recycle Responsibly Campaign
Across the St. Louis metro area in Missouri and Illinois, we have created ONE regional recycling message. The “Recycle Responsibly” campaign highlights keeping plastic bags OUT of recycling bins.
Plastic bags are harmful to the recycling sorting process and jams machinery which puts workers at risk. If recyclables are put in a plastic bag they cannot be sorted, so you’re recycling will go to the landfill.
Plastic bags and film can be recycled at many local grocery and retail stores. Plastic film includes any soft, stretchy plastic like newspaper sleeves, deflated bubble wrap, plastic wrap around toilet paper, sandwich baggies and much more!
Bring your reusable bag to any store. Keep a few handy in your car. Some stores will even give you a discount for bringing your own bag!
Stick With the 6! Remember, only these 6 categories of recyclables can go in your recycling bin: paper, flattened cardboard, plastic bottles & containers, glass bottles & jars, metal food & beverage cans and food & beverage cartons. If it’s not on the list, it doesn’t go in your recycling bin! To find a place to recycle or reuse an item NOT on the list, visit our Recycle Coach web widget or download the app.
How YOU Can Help:
Sign up to be a Recycling Ambassador and share with friends and family that plastic bags cannot be put in your recycling bin.
Download and share the “Recycle Responsibly” flyer.
Stop by our office and pick up a “Got Your Bags?” window decal to help you remember your reusable bags while shopping.
Bring your own reusable bag to the grocery or retail store. Your small steps make a BIG IMPACT!
More Information:
OneSTL is a regional initiative that focuses on a sustainable future for the St. Louis region. The OneSTL Materials and Recycling Working Group includes the following entities: East-West Gateway Council of Governments, St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District, City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Jefferson County, Madison County, City of University City, City of Maplewood, Brightside St. Louis, EarthWays Center of Missouri Botanical Garden, Republic Services, St. Louis Composting, St. Louis Earth Day, St. Louis Green Dining Alliance, Recycling on the Go, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis University, and Washington University. For more information, visit www.RecycleResponsibly.org.
Recycle Responsibly Presents
Bags2Bench: Tour 2021-2022
The Bags2Bench tour was a bench made of recycled plastic bags and wraps that visited area campuses. This bench is really neat because it’s made out of 13,500 recycled plastic bags and wood fibers! 🤯 Plastic bags and wraps do NOT go in our Blue Bins. You can visit this bench at the Demonstration Garden at Brightside St. Louis now that the tour is over!
Check out the poster below to see which universities it traveled to and from!
