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The worst is plastic, which for years has been marked with the recycling symbol. Even worse, plastic bags clog recycling machines. But people think most of our plastic is recycled. The reality is ...

Volunteers say they fished out more than 60 bags of litter from a mile-long section of the River Soar in the space of a week.

It's for that reason that staff are pitching different ideas — including clear plastic bags ... their waste, separating the garbage chute from the green cart bag, for example," Cecutti ...

But it’s rarely clear where they draw the line. Stenning said that plastic ... or tote bags, “is considered ‘downcycling’” and that the coalition is driven to “to keep the recycling ...

homeowners are permitted to use certain plastic bags inside their compost bins, according to the city Sanitation Department. It must be a clear bag, similar to what New Yorkers use for recycling.

The plastics industry advocates for expanding recycling infrastructure and consumer education instead of bans. The ban's claim of removing 24 billion film plastic bags lacks clear methodology.