I have a few Questions...1. Why recycle Plastic bags (in like stores ) 2. How many people recycle them3. Links?????
Plastic bags now have new variants. They are less harmful to the atmosphere as many of the organizations stated making them from recyclable materials. Such plastic bags contain all the benefits of the plastic bags and an additional feature is that is does not create any risk to the nature; it degrades more quickly than the normal plastic bags and are also tougher.
every one should recycle plastic bags because they take a very long time to break down in the land fills. if they are recycled then they can be turned in to other things and don't fill up the land fills. as the worlds land fills are becoming full and there soon will be no place to put our garbage. I believe ant thing that can be recycled should be.
If it's recyclable, I recycle it. Including plastic bags. I saw a documentary many years ago about the environment and have recycled ever since. It's great to see that so many people care and respect our surroundings.
There are different types of plastic. Look at the bottom of your soda bottle, there is probably a triangle with a 2 in it. Now look on the bottom of another type of container, like tupperware. The number is different because it is a different formula of plastic. The caps on your soda bottles are even a different type of plastic than the bottle itself! Some municipalities even require that you remove all items not on their list from your recycling bin. This includes those caps and not putting your recycling out in plastic bags. One wrong item could ruin a whole batch of plastic being recycled because of the various melting points. Some grocery stores offer plastic bag recycling bins for customers. It is best to make sure there aren't receipts or other items in the bags before bringing them in. If you aren't sure if your grocery store offers this service, call their customer service desk. Tote bags have also become very popular for grocery shopping. I have a zip-up tote bag that I carry in my purse for when I go somewhere like a book store so I don't need to take a bag. Clothing stores still look at me like I have 2 heads when I say no bag, but I think it will catch up soon enough. The $1 tote bags they sell in the grocery stores are great! We only need 4 for all of our weekly groceries. We have only needed to replace 1 since we first bought them over a year ago. Some stores even offer a discount if you bring your own plastic, paper, or tote bag for your items. They are also a lot easier to carry as the heavier bags won't cut into your hands the way the plastic bags tend to do. We don't know how long it takes for a plastic bag to break down in a land fill, they are still pretty new. Please see the links below for more information and for a product that is a great substitute that I have found recently for regular trash bags. Thanks for doing your part to help the planet!
Plastic bags take a lot of energy (electricity) and materials to produce. When disposed of in domestic refuse, they also take many years to biodegrade (thousands of years?) in landfill. They are also hazardous to wild animals when disposed of irresponsibly. I try to reuse all of mine and have bought a large cotton bag to help reduce my use of 'plastics' when shopping. The main supermarkets are also selling 'bags for life' and starting to offer incentives for reusing plastic carrier bags but few are offering facilities to recycle plastic carrier bags (for the reasons-see below).If your supermarket does collect used carrier bags for recycling, you need to ask your supermarket what happens to the used the carrier bags they collect if this info isn't displayed. I think the options for recycling plastic bags (and bottles, packaging, etc...) are limited in many Council areas, partly 'cos plastics don't weigh a lot and it is probably going to cost more to recycle them (can you imagine how many plastic bags it would take to fill a lorry?) than the Councils will get from the recycling companies. But as the charges for using landfill increase, more Councils will start to recycle plastic. It's still better to reduce your use of plastic bags wherever you can. I don't know any links, I'm afraid. You could try contacting your local Council/supermarket and asking them if they are bringing in recycling plastic bags. However, plastic carrier bags are bad news as it will take so many to fill a recycling lorry (the Council may have to separate them from other plastics as I understand there are different sorts of plastics which can't be recycled in one container before being able to sell them, thus adding to the recycling costs) and the costs of producing them energy and material wise are so high. I try to avoid plastic carrier bags where I can and reuse the ones I get.
