How Clear Drop soft plastics recycling system works

How Clear Drop’s Soft Plastic Compactor (SPC) Recycling System Works | ClearDrop

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At ClearDrop, we’re redefining what responsible soft plastic recycling looks like.
Our Soft Plastic Compactor (SPC) ensures that your household soft plastics don’t just get collected, they get truly recycled into new, long-lasting materials through certified U.S. partners.

Where the waste goes after the SPC

Every SPC block you send represents real impact.
Once compacted, your soft plastics are shipped to verified recycling partners like Frankfort Plastics (Indiana), specialists in processing post-consumer soft plastics into high-quality, reusable raw materials.

Transparency is at the core of ClearDrop’s mission.
You deserve to know where your waste goes and what it becomes after leaving your home.

How Clear Drop recycling system works

Our process is simple, traceable, and circular, designed for convenience and accountability.

  1. Receive your mailers.
    Each quarter, you’ll receive a set of three prepaid SPC mailers with shipping labels.
  2. Send your compacted block.
    Once your block is full, place it in a mailer, attach the prepaid label, and seal it.
  3. Drop it off or schedule pickup.
    Leave your package for USPS pickup or drop it at any nearby post office.
  4. We take it from there.
    Your block is delivered to a certified facility, where it’s sorted, shredded, and transformed into recycled soft plastic for new products.


Watch the full ClearDrop SPC recycling process on YouTube to see how your soft plastics are compacted, shipped, and transformed into new materials.

What the waste becomes after it’s recycled

Your compacted plastics begin a new, sustainable life.

After processing, the recycled SPC material is used in:

  • Durable construction products
  • Outdoor furniture and decking
  • Composite panels and industrial components

Each block you send helps reduce landfill waste, prevent microplastic pollution, and support circular manufacturing.

Our recycling partners

We carefully select and audit our U.S. partners to ensure full accountability and compliance with national recycling standards.

Current verified partner:

We’re expanding our network with additional regional facilities planned for 2026, ensuring shorter logistics chains and a lower carbon footprint.

Why Clear Drop matters for sustainable waste management

Most soft plastics never get recycled - they break down into microplastics and contaminate soil, water, and air.

 

With Clear Drop’s SPC system, you’re helping:

  • Prevent plastic fragmentation
  • Cut greenhouse gas emissions
  • Promote transparent recycling across the U.S.

Together, we’re building a clear, closed-loop recycling model — one SPC block at a time.

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