ABC 7 Chicago: Recycle plastic bags? New information about where they really end up
CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Earth Week and the ABC7 I-Team and ABC News have new details on their efforts to track plastic bags. A previous joint investigation found that several plastic bags which were ...
Mountain Xpress: Buncombe residents use millions of recyclable plastic bags a year; nearly all end up in landfills, Watchdog finds
Buncombe County residents use an astounding number of single-use plastic bags every year — 130 million, by one estimate — and, despite being recyclable, nearly all end up in landfills where they ...
Buncombe residents use millions of recyclable plastic bags a year; nearly all end up in landfills, Watchdog finds
ABC7: Trex program recycles plastic bags, film and turn them into composite decking and outdoor products
CHICAGO -- Studies show that the overall recycling rate for all plastics is under 10 percent, and that number is likely much lower for plastic bags since they can't be put in into recycling bins at ...
Trex program recycles plastic bags, film and turn them into composite decking and outdoor products
AOL: Why can SF still use 'recyclable' plastic bags despite California's new statewide ban?
California's new plastic bag law went into effect on January 1. It forbids any business from giving away or selling plastic bags, even those deemed "recyclable." We found no shortage of those ...
Why can SF still use 'recyclable' plastic bags despite California's new statewide ban?
Plastic bags litter the ground along highways. Blown by the wind, they get tangled up in fence rows and stuck in the underbrush. When they're not littering the ground, they're mostly being dumped in ...