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Recycling Plastic Bags
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

It's very easy to collect a lot of plastic bags quickly. To avoid this, consider taking reusable bags with you when you do your grocery or other shopping. By reducing the number of disposable products used, we can help reduce litter and keep these items out of Bowie's waste and water streams. This includes plastic bags from grocery stores, drug stores and other retail shops.
A Prince George's County Sierra Club survey completed in 2014 of Bowie residents found that only 8% of shoppers use reusable bags. Generally, reusable shopping bags are sturdy, easy-to-carry and available for a small fee at most retailers. Some retailers even provide a credit on your bill for each reusable bag filled. You just need to remember to take the reusable bags into the store each time you shop! You can also reuse the plastic bags you do receive around your house in various ways.
Disposing of Plastic Bags and other Plastic Films

Fortunately, we have found several places in Bowie where you can take your plastic bags and clean, dry plastic films to be recycled.
- Best Buy
- Giant
- Home Depot
- Kohl's
- Lowe's
- Macy's
- Mom's Organic Market
- Safeway
- Target
- Walmart
Please visit www.plasticfilmrecycling.org for more information on recycling plastic bags and plastic films.
