If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you’ve likely heard that Oregon’s recycling system is getting its biggest makeover in decades. The Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (RMA) is changing the way recycling is handled. Maine, California, Colorado, and Minnesota are also changing up their recycling practices.
Enter our Custom Recycling Bin Bags. Designed to educate users and corral household recycling, these bags are produced in bulk in any size, with vibrant full color printing on all exterior surfaces. They feature a wipe-clean surface and a bottom handle to make it easier to lift and empty the contents. We have been offering these bags for several years, but in 2026 they are hotter than ever. Here’s why:
1. Under Oregon’s updated guidelines, plastic bags and “filmy” plastics are officially designated as “tanglers,” because they are the leading cause of machinery jams at sorting facilities. This means that you can no longer bag recyclables in single-use plastic liners and toss them into a curbside cart.
- Our custom recycling bin bags are designed to be a a recycling “taxi.” Collect clean jugs, jars, and other recyclables in the bag, carry it to your outdoor cart, and dump them in. Because they’re made of woven polypropylene or rPET that’s laminated, they stay upright and open, acting more like a flexible bin than a floppy bag.
2. Anyone who has tried to dump a heavy bag of glass bottles into a tall outdoor bin knows the struggle: the bag slips, or you can’t get a good grip on the bottom.
- These custom bags feature a reinforced handle on the bottom. This allows you to maintain control while inverting the bag, ensuring your recyclables go into the cart—not all over your driveway.
3. Oregon is implementing a Uniform Statewide Collection List. This means whether you’re in Portland, Bend, or Eugene, the rules for what is “in” will finally be the same. Since these bags are fully customizable, many Oregon municipalities and businesses are designing their bags with images of what can and cannot be recycled to create a handy cheat sheet!
- Oregon’s new rules emphasize that containers must be “empty, clean, and dry.” If a stray drop of milk or soda escapes, the laminated surface of this bag can be wiped clean.
Many of these new recycling laws are all about Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)—holding manufacturers accountable for the waste they create. By distributing custom recycling bin bags, you’re doing your part to ensure that recycled items actually make it through the sorting facility and back into the supply chain.
Are you a business owner, property manager, or public works employee? We can help you determine whether buying custom recycling bin bags in bulk will work for your use case!
