Try-cycle Plastic Bag Recycling Program

Maplewood Memorial Library’s Hilton Branch Library and Fringe Hair Salon have teamed up to rescue plastic bags from landfills where they can take up to 1000 years to degrade.


· Just drop off your clean, dry plastic bags in the lovely bins located at Fringe (1874 Springfield Avenue) and Hilton Branch Library (1688 Springfield Avenue).

· Sign up for our monthly workshops devoted to repurposing plastic bags. On January 21st, Kari from Kari’s Café will be leading a workshop making baskets out of “plarn” – yarn made from plastic bags. Register by phone or in-person at Hilton Branch: 973/762-1688. (no crochet or knitting experience necessary)

· Enjoy our hand-outs, displays and samples of repurposed plastic bags.

· Stay tuned for our Spring Raffle, more workshops, and other cool, creative ways to reuse, repurpose, and recycle plastic bags.

Questions? Comments? Ideas? We’d love to hear from you. Please call Betsy Wald, Branch Manager, Hilton Branch: 973/762-1688.