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Pack it up
Place your blocks into the prepaid SPC 5-block Mailer. To seal the mailer, press the adhesive strip down firmly along the entire seal and hold for about 30 seconds to allow the adhesive to bond. No additional tape is needed.
SPC 5-Block Mailer
SPC 5-Block Mailer
Designed for an efficient, lower-impact way to recycle your SPC blocks by reducing transportation-related footprint.
Send up to five SPC blocks in one mailer - an efficient and sustainable way to send your soft plastic for recycling. Each mailer includes prepaid shipping to our recycling partner, with no extra fees and no hassle.
What to do when your blocks are ready for recycling?
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Leave it at the door
Leave the mailer by your doorstep or mailbox for a contact-free pickup. The courier will collect it and take it to one of our recycling partners.
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Recycled, for real
Your blocks go to a certified U.S. recycling facility to be sorted, shredded, turned into raw material, and reused in durable goods.
From waste to new life with SPC
Soft plastic packaging from shopping
Compacted with SPC/ 1 month
Transformed into new products
Turned into block
Packed and sent to the recycling facility
Sorted with Clear Drop’s partners
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The SPC 5- block Mailer can hold up to 5 blocks, but you can ship it whenever you're ready.
No. Ship several blocks together in one prepaid mailer.
No. The mailer arrives ready to ship.
It reduces the number of shipments, packaging materials, and transportation emissions while making recycling more convenient.
We don’t recommend it. While it might seem like a convenient option, most retail plastic bag recycling programs are designed for loose, clean film plastics like grocery bags or bread bags, not compressed blocks. These bins are typically serviced by third-party contractors with automated systems that aren’t equipped to process dense, mixed-material blocks like those from your SPC. Even more concerning, most soft plastics dropped off at retail locations aren’t actually recycled. According to a 2022 Greenpeace report, the majority of plastic collected through store take-back programs ends up in landfills or incinerators. The report found that not a single location provided verifiable evidence that post-consumer plastic film was recycled into new products at scale. In contrast, when you send your SPC block using our prepaid mailer, it’s delivered directly to a certified U.S.-based recycling facility that turns it into high-quality raw materials for durable goods, not waste. It’s part of a real, traceable, closed-loop system. So, for the sake of transparency, impact, and peace of mind: send it back, don’t drop it off.
The majority of plastic waste today isn't recycled, and greenwashing has made it hard to know which solutions are truly making a difference. That’s exactly why we built Clear Drop. We’re proud to share that our SPC (Soft Plastic Compactor) blocks are guaranteed to be recycled, not sent to landfills or shipped overseas.
Here’s how it works:
✅ We work with professional, verified recycling partners in the U.S., including Frankfort Plastics Inc., based in Indiana. ✅ They receive SPC blocks directly from our customers, then chop, clean, and process them into usable plastic feedstock.
✅ These materials are then used to create new products like outdoor furniture, industrial supplies, and more.
✅ Nothing is landfilled or incinerated, not only for environmental reasons, but because there’s real economic value in these compacted materials.
✅ The entire cycle stays within the U.S. No exports, no unknown outcomes.
