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Yes and no. They are recyclable. But because of their low weight, high amounts of contamination, and constant ability to get stuck in conveyor belts... Thin pl
by dragontamer 3y ago
Yes and no.
They are recyclable. But because of their low weight, high amounts of contamination, and constant ability to get stuck in conveyor belts... Thin plastic bags are more trouble than they are worth.
It's like Aluminum foil. Recycling plants are paid per ton of recycled material, and it takes lots and lots of aluminum foil before a ton of Aluminum is saved up.
Except plastic is way harder to recycle than Aluminum (requires higher purities).
- PlunderBunny 3y agoIt depends of course, on where you are and what type of recycling schemes are available. As a general rule, “don’t put plastic bags in with your regular recycling” is correct. But we have a very successful ‘soft plastic’ recycling scheme in New Zealand that results in useful products (I have 52 fence posts made with thousands of recycled milk bottles and plastic bags).
- dragontamer 3y agoYeah, my location also has special containers for clean plastic bags. But general recycling no longer takes them.