Clear Plastic Packaging
Recyclable?
Blue Bins & Chutes
Other Recycling
Recommended
Recycling Bins & Chutes
If, and only if, the plastic is clean with no food waste, you can send it for recycling.
The chance of this plastic actually being recycled is low but not zero.
Blue Bins
Segregated Bins
Alternative
Trash
If the material is contaminated with food waste, chuck it.
General Waste
Info & Insights
It is common to find vegetables and fruits wrapped in a clear bright plastic which is a bit stiff and a bit noisy when you crinkle it. You will also see this material used in bakeries. It is a popular packaging because it is food safe and makes it easy to see what is inside.
It is also used to wrap non-food items like sets of tissue paper boxes.
This material is usually CPP (cast polypropylene) or OPP (oriented polypropylene) - types of polypropylene plastic (PP #5).
This material is technically recyclable but tends to have low recycling rates in practice. Meaning don't spend a lot of time or energy trying to clean it for recycling. It is extremely low value and is rejected by karung guni and cash for trash.
