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Obaggo Recycling Completes Successful Pilot with Triton Ties
Composite railroad ties manufactured by Triton Ties, of St. Louis, MO Obaggo Recycling has reached an exciting new milestone in our mission to transform plastic bag and packaging film waste into valuable products. We’re thrilled to announce the successful completion of our pilot test with Triton Ties , a leader in composite railroad tie manufacturing. Together, we demonstrated that the disks created by Obaggo users can be recycled into high‑performance composite railroad ties
David New
Feb 23 min read


Season’s Greetings! 🎄♻️
The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores As the year comes to a close, we want to pause and say thank you to everyone who has supported Obaggo throughout the year — our customers, subscribers, friends, partners, and the many people actively helping to move this project forward. This past year wasn’t an easy one for the plastic bag and film recycling industry. Major project cancelations, rising costs, tariffs, and broader market challenges made things especially tough
David New
Dec 23, 20252 min read


Plastic Bag Recycling Confusion
Plastic Packaging Labels are Confusing Figuring out which plastic bags and film are recyclable, and which ones aren't, is one of the biggest challenges to successfully recycling the material. Labeling is infuriatingly inconsistent, confusing, and often non-existent. Back in 1988, the Society of Plastic Engineers (SPI) developed the resin code system (chasing arrows with 1 through 7) as a way to help recyclers identify resins, and it has been confusing people ever since. The
David New
Dec 17, 20253 min read


Obaggo Update - November 2025
Dear Obaggo Friends and Supporters, I have to start off with an apology, it's been far too many months since our last newsletter. Whether you’ve been a loyal customer, a subscriber awaiting our next update, or simply someone curious about what we’re doing — thank you for your patience. This is a long overdue update on the Obaggo project, and plastic film recycling in the United States in general. In case you were wondering, our mission continues! Obaggo is working hard every
David New
Nov 19, 20254 min read


Obaggo Pilot Program Update
Here's a status update on the Obaggo / Helpsy Pilot program.
David New
Feb 16, 20254 min read


Join Obaggo's New Community Forum!
Are you proud of your Obaggo creations? Have you made some creative Obaggo disks that you'd like to share? We want to see them! Obaggo...
David New
Jan 6, 20252 min read


Season's Greetings from Obaggo Recycling!
As 2024 comes to a close, we at Obaggo Recycling want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of you - our users,...
David New
Dec 23, 20242 min read


Behind the Scenes at a MRF: Unveiling the Journey of Your Recyclables
I want to share with you the experience of visiting my local MRF...
David New
Nov 6, 20245 min read


Making the Perfect Obaggo Disk
Here are some helpful tips for making the perfect Obaggo disks!
David New
Oct 30, 20245 min read
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