News Investigation Exposes Shocking Truth: Plastic Bags Dropped for Recycling End Up in Landfills
A recent investigation by a Chicago news channel uncovered some disturbing evidence.
In the U.S., national grocery stores and smaller retailers offer customers a recycling bag program. Customers can drop off used plastic bags in large bins usually located at the front of the store.
It takes just a bit of extra time to hold on to your plastic bags rather than trash them, keep them stored somewhere, and then remember to drop them off the next time you go shopping.
However, for people hoping to reduce plastic waste, it can give you peace of mind to think you are doing something to help the planet.
Unfortunately, a recent investigation by ABC News revealed, your effort to recycle plastic bags may be for nothing.
What happens to plastic bags that get dropped into recycling bins?
An article on ABC7 Chicago News detailed an investigation into exactly where plastic bags end up after getting dropped off in those bins at the front of stores.
According to ABC,
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