At the State Street Farmers Market this Wednesday, July 26th, join us by putting "non recyclable" plastics in the hands of Plastic Beach! Local non-profit, Plastic Beach, recycles and collects all forms of plastic that end up in our landfills and redirects it to companies who use it to create new products. By targeting retailers and companies using large amounts of plastic film products, founder Matthew Clough, created Plastic Beach to reduce the amount sent to our landfills.
Did you know that many of your household waste items (such as Amazon deliveries, bread bags, toilet paper wrap, etc.) are not a "curbside" recyclable product? That means they can't go in your recycle bin for pick up. In fact, at present, there is only one trash collection service in the United States that accepts plastic film materials in their curbside collection. This is where Plastic Beach comes in!
Plastic Beach "aims to educate businesses about the current limitations of plastic film materials recycling and how they can collect and divert these materials to bulk commercial recyclers. We also seek to work with suppliers who want to increase the recycled materials in their products and willing to work with our partners."
One of Plastic Beach's biggest recycling partners, Trex, uses recycled and reclaimed raw materials in their manufacturing process to create decking. Below are examples of recyclables accepted by Plastic Beach:
Look for us and the yellow bins at the south end of the Farmers Market at Carlsbad Village Drive & State St. Yellow bins will be located at Village Faire Shopping Center in between market days as well.
Plastic Free July Social Media Challenge
Join millions of people reducing their plastic waste. Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics?
The Carlsbad Village Association (CVA) is proud to be working alongside the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, Republic Services, and Team Priya Bhat-Patel for a Plastic Free July Social Media Challenge here in Carlsbad! We want to encourage everyone to try to reduce their carbon footprint by eliminating or drastically reducing their usage of plastic, especially single use plastic.
Be sure to enter our Plastic Free July Social Media Challenge that ends TONIGHT (Wed. July 26th) at 11:59 pm PST. We will select random winners, and announce on our Instagram account and Instagram Stories on Friday, July 28th.
Follow the steps below to enter for a chance to win some seriously awesome prizes, including a Staycation at Omni La Costa, Legoland Tickets, and more!
How to enter:
• Follow @carlsbadvillage, @carlsbadchamber, @republicservices, @itsplastic_beach, and @priyabhatpatel on Instagram.
• Post a picture on your Instagram feed or story and show us how you are being plastic free. Make sure you tag the accounts above, and use #PlasticFreeCarlsbad.
• If you have a private account, please DM a screenshot to @priyabhatpatel.
• Tag 3 friends in the post.
This giveaway is hosted by the Carlsbad Village Association, Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, Republic Services, Plastic Beach, and Team Priya Bhat-Patel and is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram. No purchase is necessary. Must be 18 years or older, and have a US mailing address. The winner must respond within 24 hours to claim their prize package. The prize package can be picked up on/after Monday, July 31st, in Carlsbad Village, or will be mailed to the winner.