Trex Recycling Challenge

We need your help! The Dyer Library/Saco Museum has launched the Trex Challenge, an effort to collect thousands of plastic bags that would otherwise go into landfills and waterways to be turned into sustainable outdoor materials. If we collect 1,000 pounds of plastic bags and plastic film in a one-year span, Trex will donate a high-performance composite bench to our organization. It’s a win for us, our environment and for Trex!

Here’s what Trex will accept: produce bags, bread bags, case overwrap (think toilet paper and paper towel rolls), dry cleaning bags, newspaper sleeves, ice bags, wood pellet bags, Ziplock & other resealable bags, bubble wrap, salt bags and cereal bags. All materials must be clean, dry and free of food residue.

Here’s how it works: Start collecting plastic right now and store them at home. (But reuse them if you can.) Once you have collected a few trash bags-worth, drop them off at the Library or Museum during regular business hours. 1,000 pounds is a LOT of plastic, so we encourage everyone to participate. Dyer Library staff will weigh and report the collected materials every month before delivering them to one of the participating drop-off retailer locations. Together we can do it!