Local company plans to keep orange bag recycling program alive in Omaha

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Items like foam containers and plastic mailers normally end up in the landfill because most recycling plants cannot process them.

The Hefty ReNew program offered a solution, but the program is ending nationwide. A local company is working to keep it going in Omaha.

For a decade, orange Hefty Energy Bags have given Omaha families a place to put items regular recycling will not take, including candy wrappers, bubble wrap and foam cups…

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