{"id":126803,"date":"2025-10-27T13:52:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=126803"},"modified":"2025-10-28T07:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:13:10","slug":"candy-wrapper-recycling-program-returns-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/10\/27\/candy-wrapper-recycling-program-returns-for-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Candy Wrapper Recycling Program returns for Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tEco_Fest_Fort_Wayne-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-101463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tEco_Fest_Fort_Wayne-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tEco_Fest_Fort_Wayne-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tEco_Fest_Fort_Wayne-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tEco_Fest_Fort_Wayne.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Eco Fest Candy Wrapper Recycling Program returns for Halloween 2025.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>News release from Eco Fest Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Candy Wrapper Recycling Program returns for Halloween<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (October 27, 2025) &#8211; STOP! Don&#8217;t pitch those candy wrappers! Recycle them through Eco Fest&#8217;s Candy Wrapper Recycling Program.<\/p>\n<p>Eco Fest and their local partners are collecting candy wrappers as part of their efforts to make Halloween a little more green.<\/p>\n<p>Find one of our participating drop off locations below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, 10\/30 from 5:30-7:30 pm<br \/>\nLutheran Hospital Trunk or Treat<br \/>\nLutheran Downtown Hospital Parking Lot<br \/>\n750 Broadway, Fort Wayne IN 46802<\/li>\n<li>Friday, 10\/31 from 5:30-7:30 pm<br \/>\nSpencer Residence, corner of Old Mill and Rudisill<br \/>\n3909 Old Mill Rd., Fort Wayne IN 46807<\/li>\n<li>Friday, 11\/7 from 5-7 pm<br \/>\nCompost Festival<br \/>\nTrinity English Lutheran Church<br \/>\n450 W Washington Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46802<br \/>\n**bring your pumpkins to compost!<\/li>\n<li>Vessel Refillery<br \/>\n10812 Coldwater Rd #100, Fort Wayne, IN 46845<br \/>\nDrop off now through the end of November<\/li>\n<li>Parks &#038; Rec Community Center<br \/>\n233 W Main St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802<br \/>\nDrop off now though 11\/7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>WAIT! Is that an accepted candy wrapper? Some wrappers are not accepted though this program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT\u2019S ACCEPTED<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blister Packs (example: gum)<\/li>\n<li>Flexible Packaging (example: Snickers, Kit-Kat, Laffy Taffy, Skittles wrappers)<\/li>\n<li>Plastic Foil-Lined Wrappers (example: Lindt Truffle wrappers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NOT ACCEPTED<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cardboard Master Cartons<\/li>\n<li>Food Waste<\/li>\n<li>Paper Based Wrappers (example: dum-dum sucker wrappers, tootsie-roll wrappers)<\/li>\n<li>Wooden &#038; Bamboo sticks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Eco Fest is a certified 501(c)(3) non profit through the State of Indiana. Our mission is to create awareness, educate our community, create a platform to promote sustainability, and inspire individuals and businesses alike to move towards a more sustainable future<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/docs\/events\/2025\/2025_Eco_Fezt_%20Candy_Wrapper_Rescycling_Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download a flyer for the events<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_29_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The TinCaps fireworks on May 29, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='751e565d2d12a37a2115ecd79ac8c321' data-image-id=\"2076\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_29_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_29_header.jpg\" 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