Be BagSmart and Do Your Part Reduce Resuse and Recycle Program Partners


BagSmart™ Partners

Penn Jersey Paper Co. (www.pjponline.com)

Penn Jersey paper developed and manages BagSmart™ to assist supermarkets and retailers in managing their front-end costs and reducing waste.

Penn Jersey Paper Company is a fully integrated distributor of packaging, paper, janitorial chemicals, consumables, and equipment for various business types. Penn Jersey customers include Supermarkets, Food Service Operations, Healthcare Organizations, Bakeries, Packer Processors, Re-Distribution Companies, Industrial and Retail Companies. Penn Jersey services businesses from Connecticut to Washington; distributing over 8500 stock items from a state-of-the-art 250,000 sq. foot warehouse and office facility in Northeast Philadelphia.

Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey (www.goodwillny.org)

Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey is our collection partner for Northern New Jersey. NY-NJ Goodwill visits our recycling bins weekly to collect the recycled plastic bags, stretch film and case shrink wrap deposited there and is responsible for bin management and maintenance.

Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit human services corporation, serves more than 120,000 people with disabilities and disadvantages annually and places over 13,000 persons in jobs. The community-based organization works with children and youth, persons with disabilities, recent immigrants, people moving from welfare to work, ex-offenders, mature or unskilled workers, and the unemployed through more than 85 programs at over 30 sites in New York City, Long Island and Northern New Jersey. Founded in 1915, NY-NJ Goodwill was one of the metropolitan area’s original recyclers, collecting and selling unwanted clothing and household goods to provide work for people in need and to support Goodwill programs. The agency continues to “go green” through its 35 retail stores and computer recycling partnerships in New York City and Northern New Jersey.

Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey / Quaker City (www.goodwillnj.org)

Our collection partner, Goodwill Industries provides weekly collection of recycled plastic bags, stretch film and case shrink wrap along with recycling bin management and maintenance.

Founded in 1948, Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey/Quaker City is a nonprofit, community-based organization. Its mission is to provide education, job training and employment services that prepare individuals with disabilities or disadvantaging conditions for competitive employment in the community. Revenue from the mass collection and resale of donated items in Goodwill’s 17 area retail stores fund these programs while contributing to America’s recycling efforts. Goodwill also operates employment training facilities for the disabled and disadvantaged populations in Maple Shade, Pennsauken, Stratford, Westampton and Woodbury.

Trex® Company (www.trex.com)

Recycled plastic bags will start a new life as TREX® composite lumber.

Based in Winchester, Va., Trex Company is the nation’s largest manufacturer of recycled, non-wood decking. Used primarily for residential and commercial decking, Trex® decking and railing is a recycled wood-polymer product made from a mixture of recycled plastic – such as plastic grocery bags – and untreated hardwood scrap from furniture makers. Last year alone, Trex Company reclaimed more than 250 million pounds of plastic and an equal amount of hardwood sawdust and wood materials to create its products.

New Jersey Food Council (www.njfoodcouncil.com)

The New Jersey Food Council is an alliance of food retailers and their supplier partners united to provide vision and leadership to advance the interest of its members. The council serves as an advocate of both legislative and regulatory issues on the behalf of retail members and the mutual interests of their suppliers, as well as enhancing the image of the food industry.

Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (www.pfma.org)

The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association/Pennsylvania Convenience Store Council, based in Camp Hill, is a statewide trade association with nearly 1,500 supermarket and convenience store members, operating more than 6,500 retail food stores throughout Pennsylvania and parts of the mid-Atlantic. PFMA’s membership represents all segments of the retail food industry, including locally-owned stores of all sizes, convenience stores and regional and national chains. PFMA offers many member services, including legislative representation, conferences, seminars, certification programs, industry publications and member insurance programs.

Keep Philadelphia Beautiful (KPB) (www.keepphiladelphiabeautiful.org)

Keep Philadelphia Beautiful (KPB) continues the tradition of connecting citizens to their environment with innovation and resources. Keep Philadelphia Beautiful is the local affiliate within a network that harnesses national (Keep America Beautiful), state (Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful) and regional (Pennsylvania Resources Council) best practices to effect community change. Keep Philadelphia Beautiful’s areas of focus are litter abatement, waste reduction and community improvement and beautification. KPB is armed with the collective wisdom and proven strategies that educate and engage communities with hands-on stewardship to create a cleaner, greener, safer and ultimately prouder Philadelphia.

Food Industry Alliance of New York State, Inc. (www.fiany.com)

The Food Industry Alliance of New York State, Inc. is the statewide trade association in New York representing the full spectrum of the grocery industry. FIA’s 850 corporate members include independents, supermarket chains, convenience stores, wholesalers, co-operatives and --- through its active Trade Relations program --- manufacturers and suppliers. FIA’s mission is to advance and protect the interests of its membership in state and local legislative and regulatory activities and to promote positive relationships among its members.