Recycling Ag Plastics

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This resource guide lists companies that provide recycling services for plastics commonly used in agricultural and horticultural production. To arrange a pickup or obtain additional information, please contact each company directly. If a minimum pickup quantity is required, you may want to coordinate with another grower so your materials can be collected on the same day.

Options are listed in alphabetical order. Accepted materials are noted for some, but not all, listings. Contact each company for the most up-to-date and complete recycling information.


Antek Madison Plastics Corporation

8822 S. Dobson Ave
Chicago, IL 60619

Phone: (773) 9330900
Email:  jorge@antekmadison.com

100 Troon Circle, #100
Atlanta, GA 30168

Phone: (770) 9480000
Email:  mpeterlin@antekmadison.com

Materials Recycled:
Pots, trays, bins, pallets, seed sacks, drip tube, and nursery/greenhouse film.

Preparation Requirements:
All items must be free of dirt. Shake, stack up to 8 feet high, and shrinkwrap to secure.

Notes:
Contact the closest location to arrange pickup or dropoff.

Anthracite Recycling / Corestates Processing & Recycling, LLC

9 Stauffer Industrial Park
Taylor, PA 18517

Website: https://csprecycling.net/
Phone: (570) 5626482
Email: info@csprecycling.com

Materials Recycled:
#1 PET, #2 HDPE, #3 PVC, #4 LDPE, #5 PP, #6 PS, #7 ABS. Includes 5gallon buckets, 55gallon drums, vinyl fencing, stretch/shrink wrap, flower pots, trays, dry and clean polystyrene foam, and more.

Preparation Requirements:
All plastics must be separated by category and free of any foreign debris.

Notes:
Contact the company to learn if pickup is possible.

Carolina Eastern Vail

337 State Hwy 162
Sprakers, NY 12166

Website: https://www.carovail.com/
Phone: (518) 6735336
Email: rouderkirk@carolina-eastern.com

Materials Recycled:
Pesticide containers.

Preparation Requirements:
Containers must be triplerinsed with a hole poked in the top. Do not crush containers.

Notes:
Contact Roxy Ouderkirk (rouderkirk@carolina-eastern.com) to discuss dropoff.

East Jordan Plastics

6400 M-32 Hwy East
East Jordan, MI 49727

Website: https://eastjordanplastics.com/the-sustainable-ch...
Phone: (800) 3531190

Materials Recycled:
#2 HDPE, #5 PP, #6 PS plastics.

Preparation Requirements:
Plastics must be separated by type.

Notes:
For pickup, they typically require at least 12 pallets up to a full truckload. They can help identify a dropoff location or arrange direct pickup. Call to confirm address of drop-off.

Indigo Plastics

40 Commerce Pl #105
Hicksville, NY 11801

Website: https://www.indigoplastics.net/
Phone: (516) 5130943 (office)
Phone: (516) 8522317 (Bob Goldman)
Email: bob@indigoplast.com
Additional Email: leo@indigoplast.com

Materials Recycled:
Clear and white greenhouse and hoop house film; seedling trays (polypropylene (PP) must be separated from polystyrene (PS)).

Preparation Requirements:
Materials must be clean and bundled by type.

Notes:
Contact Bob Goldman regarding pickup and other inquiries.

RPM eco

Several locations in Canada
Website: https://rpm.eco/en/
Phone: (877) 5350777
Email: info@rpm.eco
Additional Email: pgendron@rpm.eco (Pierre Gendron)

Materials Recycled:
Contaminated plastics with oils, pesticides, fertilizers, windshield washer fluid, diesel exhaust fluid, antifreeze, and other chemicals. Accepts containers from 1liter bottles to 20liter buckets, barrels, and IBCs. Materials include HDPE, HMW, and PP.

Preparation Requirements:
Contact the company for preparation requirements.

Notes:
Pickups are possible in the United States. RPM conducts annual pickups for Carolina Eastern Vail in Sprakers, NY.

UltraPoly Corp

102 Demi Rd.
Portland, PA 18351

Website: https://ultrapoly.com/
Phone: (800) 9320619
Email: info@ultra-poly.com

Materials Recycled:
White or clear greenhouse and hoop house film; black geomembrane/pond liner; white or blue marina/boat shrink wrap; HDPE or PP pots.

Preparation Requirements:
Contact the company for preparation requirements.

Notes:
They do not accept silage or hay wrap, drip tape, or other plastics not listed. Pickup availability depends on material type, volume, and location.

Zook’s Plastic Recovery

183 S. Farmersville Rd
Leola, PA 17540

Website: http://www.zooksplastic.com/

Materials Recycled:
Plastic baler twine, clean white supersacks, feed bags, clear dry stretch wrap, clear and white greenhouse and hoop house covers, white bale wrap, drip tape (wrapped, rolled, or tied), and sorted greenhouse/nursery trays, containers, and pots. Additional tipping fee applies for clean/dry ag bag plastic (black & white).

Preparation Requirements:
A fee per ton applies to unsorted, dirty, and/or wet materials.

Notes:
They do not accept plastic mulch films, irrigation header hoses, pipes, drums, barrels, buckets, containers, or row covers. Contact the office about pickup. They generally do not pay for delivered materials except by prior agreement for large volumes of desirable materials.

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Contact

Mina Vescera
Nursery and Landscape Specialist
mv365@cornell.edu
631-603-9613

Last updated March 18, 2026