Food Lion plastic bag recycling

[Patty Averett]

Hi everyone,

When I talked with folks at the VRA conference about recycling our collected plastic bags through Food Lion, many of you were skeptical. Therefore, I contacted Food Lion for their reassurance about the program and received the following reply. Thought I would share it with everyone.

Patty Averett

Amelia County

 

From: Roux, Tim [mailto:tkr...@foodlion.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:41 PM
To: patty....@ameliacova.com
Cc: Smoot, Kelly
Subject: RE: Response Required for FOOD LION Case #3094355, Store #FLN0870

 

Mrs. Averett,

 

                Thank you for reaching out to me.  Food Lion does recycle all plastic bags that are collected at the store and also all of the shrink wrap and plastic that comes in with our deliveries.  All stores collect the material and send the plastic back to our Distribution Centers where we have empty trailers from our vendor partner Hilex Poly Inc.  Hilex Poly Inc. uses the plastic that we collect to help make new plastic bags which is called there bag to bag program. 

 

Thank you,

Tim Roux

Store Services Manager

(704) 310-4068

 

From: Kelly Smoot [mailto:kms...@foodlion.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:12 PM
To: Roux, Tim
Subject: Response Required for FOOD LION Case #3094355, Store #FLN0870

 

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Case Information Food Lion, LLC. Case #3094355 Contact Method: Email Other - Internet Current Status: PENDING Case created on: May 17, 2012 Assigned to: Kelly Smoot (kms...@foodlion.com)	Contact Information Mrs. Patty Averett 16360 Dunn St Ste 101 Amelia Court House, VA  23002-4807 E-mail: patty....@ameliacova.com Company/Title: Phone:      (Home) 804-561-3873      (Work) 804-561-3004      (Cellular)
Customer Comments
Subject #1 - Recycling Inquiries Store: FLN0870(Amelia,VA-15105 Patrick Henry Hgh FL#0870) Incident Date/Time: Not Available Request/Question - Message: I am the Recycling Coordinator for Amelia County, VA and we have partnered with the Amelia Food Lion to accept collected plastic bags for recycling. I just attended the VA Recycling Assoc. annual conference and lots of folks there were skeptical that Food Lion actually recycles their collected plastic bags. Could you please provide me with information and proof about how and where you recycle your collected plastic bags so that I can debunk these comments? Thanks so much!	Product Information: No Product Associated UPC: -Not Available- Vendor: -Not Available- N/A Broker: -Not Available- N/A Batch Code: -Not Available- Exp. Date: -Not Available- Product Concern: None Expenses Incurred:None
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[Jenny O'Neill]

Do we know what Hilex Poly does with them? 

[Denise Williams]

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Google them – I did!

 

From: recyclen...@googlegroups.com [mailto:recyclen...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jenny O'Neill
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 11:19 AM
To: recyclen...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Food Lion plastic bag recycling

 

Do we know what Hilex Poly does with them? 

[Jenny O'Neill]

Yes, thanks, I did too and I like the gray is the new green stuff although I still think we ought to use something reusable. I believe Food Lion does recycle them; they used to have a contract with Trex, but apparently not any more.

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Jenny O'Neill, President, Waste Watchers of the Eastern Shore

PO Box 191 Onancock, VA 23417

757-787-7468