At Clear Drop, 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.
- The Clear Drop SPC compacts household soft plastics into dense blocks ready for certified recycling.
- Compacted blocks are shipped via USPS prepaid labels to Frankfort Plastics (Indiana), a verified U.S. recycling partner.
- Recycled material becomes durable goods: construction products, outdoor furniture, and composite panels.
- The system is fully traceable, so you know exactly where your plastic goes and what it becomes.
- Use the ClearDrop Recycling Scanner to identify which soft plastics can go in the SPC.
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 Clear Drop's mission. You deserve to know where your waste goes and what it becomes after leaving your home.
of all plastic ever produced has been recycled. Most ends up in landfills or the environment.
of SPC blocks are shipped to verified U.S. recycling partners, with no guessing where your plastic goes.
prepaid mailers are included each quarter. Drop them at USPS or schedule a pickup from home.
soft plastics are accepted by most curbside programs. The SPC helps fill that gap.
How Clear Drop recycling system works
Our process is simple, traceable, and circular, designed for convenience and accountability.
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Receive your mailers.
Each quarter, you'll receive a set of three prepaid SPC mailers with shipping labels. -
Send your compacted block.
Once your block is full, place it in a mailer, attach the prepaid label, and seal it. -
Drop it off or schedule pickup.
Leave your package for USPS pickup or drop it at any nearby post office. -
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:
| End Product | Category |
|---|---|
| Composite decking and outdoor furniture | Construction & outdoor |
| Composite panels | Industrial components |
| Durable construction materials | Building & infrastructure |
Each block you send helps reduce landfill waste, prevent microplastic pollution, and support circular manufacturing.
How Clear Drop compares to other soft plastic recycling options
| Clear Drop SPC | Store Drop-Off | Curbside Recycling | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accepts soft plastics | ✅ Yes | ✅ Limited | ❌ No |
| Verified end destination | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Works from home | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| Traceable recycling chain | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Prepaid shipping included | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | N/A |
| Material becomes new products | ✅ Verified | ⚠️ Unverified | ❌ No |
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:
- Frankfort Plastics — Indiana, USA (post-consumer soft plastic recycling)
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. Instead, they break down into microplastics and contaminate soil, water, and air.
Did you know?
- Soft plastics wrap around sorting machinery at recycling facilities, causing shutdowns and contaminating other materials. That is why curbside programs usually reject them.
- Compacting soft plastics reduces their volume by up to 50x, making transport dramatically more efficient and cost-effective for recyclers.
- Recycled soft plastic becomes long-lasting materials like composite decking and construction panels, not single-use products.
With Clear Drop's SPC system, you're helping:
- Prevent plastic fragmentation and microplastic pollution
- Cut greenhouse gas emissions from landfill decomposition
- Promote transparent, traceable recycling across the U.S.
Together, we're building a clear, closed-loop recycling model, one SPC block at a time.
1 year of using SPC
Ready to start recycling soft plastics from home?
The SPC handles collection, compaction, and shipping to verified U.S. recyclers, all in one system.
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