Petoskey Plastics is First-to-Market with Color Trash Bags for Private Brands
PCR and Closed-Loop Opportunities to Comply with State Legislation
PETOSKEY, Mich. – Oct. 15, 2025 – Petoskey Plastics is the first private label manufacturer to offer retailers a collection of tall kitchen drawstring flex bags in three trending colors and scents. Made in the USA from an improved, puncture-resistant, 3-layer blend, the bags flex with added weight. Designed to fit standard 13-gallon containers, the new bags provide consumers with fresh and colorful options. Additionally, the bags can be formulated to meet post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic requirements in accordance with state legislation, combining function, fragrance, and sustainability in one convenient product. Petoskey Plastics trash and contractor bags are manufactured with quality and performance in mind, making them comparable to national brands.
- Pink bags feature a red drawtape ribbon and a cherry scent.
- Aqua blue bags feature yellow drawtape ribbon and an island scent.
- Purple bags feature dark purple drawtape and a lavender-vanilla scent.
Petoskey Plastics offers closed-loop recycling solutions through a vertically integrated process recycling facility in Hartford City, Ind., we produce more than 30 million pounds of recycled resin annually, which is repurposed into new products. This includes incorporating PCR into store-brand retail trash bags, supporting sustainability goals, and complying with applicable state legislation.
Petoskey Plastics is an environmentally focused recycler and plastic film, bag, and resin manufacturer. Headquartered in Petoskey, Michigan, the company provides products and custom-engineered solutions for a variety of industries, including retail, construction, home improvement, industrial, institutional, automotive, medical, and more. Petoskey Plastics has facilities in Michigan, Indiana, Tennessee, and Texas. Visit Petoskey Plastics at PLMA’s 2025 Annual Private Label Trade Show, in South Hall booth #H2929, or contact Nick Stiemsma, Senior Sales Director, Retail/CHIM, directly at +1 321-349-3601 for private label manufacturing and retail-ready Steelcoat® and Greencore® brands.
