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Future of plastic film recycling in De Pere

The city's plastic bag drop-off program has outgrown its outlets — Festival Foods stopped taking the city's collected film and there's no storage space during the service center renovation. Staff wants to end collection and point residents to nine local stores, but commissioners want a recycling partnership explored first.

1 mention (1 this month)Last discussed Oct 13, 2026

HighEnvironment

Green Tier progress with the DNR

The city is in phase two of its green energy scorecards, tracking energy use and electric vehicles, with submission expected in December. Members also discussed leveraging the Green Tier program to get local businesses on board with sustainability.

7 mentions (1 this month)Last discussed Oct 13, 2026