One Success Story. NexTrex Recycling Challenge

In December 2023, inspired by disturbing news of plastic bags proliferating in our

landfills, open spaces, waterways, oceans and threatening the health of marine

animals, a club member brought us information about the NexTrex Recycling

Challenge. We registered, set a 12-month collection period, and collected, weighed,

recorded, and photographed 1000 pounds of plastic bag waste, earning a green Trex

bench. Members bring bags to meetings or deposit them in collection boxes supplied

by Nextrex, kept at three members homes, where they are compressed and submitted

at participating stores. We were so motivated that we met our first goal in eleven

months! We donated the bench to GreenVisions, a Workforce Development Project in

the City of Rochester with whom we’ve worked since 2016. They also received the

2023 GCA Common Ground Grant.

Beginning again in December of 2024, the energized members of Allyn’s Creek GC,

their families, friends, and through outreach to businesses in the community, have

already collected over 600 pounds, and we’re on track to reach our next goal of 1000

pounds. We’ll be placing another bench with another of our community projects.