Malt-O-Meal® Cereal Bag Recycling Program
Recycle cereal bags through this program.
- Participating locations
- 11,731
- Available locations
- 199
- Waste recycled
- 2,779,860
- Money raised
- $56,763.71
Recycling in partnership with Malt-O-Meal®
While Malt-O-Meal® brand cereals create 75% less packaging waste than comparably sized cereal boxes, they want to take their commitment to creating less packaging waste one step further by partnering with TerraCycle®. This partnership has created a free recycling program for cereal bags as well as a fundraising opportunity for participants.
How it works
Participating is completely free and very easy.
What you can recycle in this program
Program accepted waste: plastic cereal bags and box liners
Best practices for recycling
In order to recycle this waste stream properly, please make sure all excess product has been removed (i.e. leftover cereal). Additionally, if you choose to rinse your product, please note that it must be completely dry prior to shipping. You cannot ship dripping packages.
What happens to the waste
Once collected, the cereal bags and liners are cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products. Click here to learn more about the recycling process.
Rewards
TerraCycle Points
TerraCycle points can be redeemed for a variety of charitable gifts, product bundles, or a payment of $0.01 per point to the non-profit organization or school of your choice. To learn more about our points program, click here.
Promotions and contests
Holiday Bonus Bucks
Resources
Do-it-yourself projects
Learn more about Malt-O-Meal®
Malt-O-Meal® believes that the bag is better, which is why their bagged cereals have 75% less packaging than cereal in a box. They desire to help save the environment, one bag at a time. Click here to learn more.
