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Up here in sunny Potland, Maine, we have been using these trash bags for years. The cost is $7.50 for six bags. The idea is to get us to recycle as much as possible to avoid using too many bags. Thus cutting down on the actual trash that is not recycable. You would be surprised as to how much time you spend breaking down boxes for the cardboard, taking reusable bags to the grocery store, etc. We also have bottle redemption, glass, tin, paper and plastic bins to sort each week, and its really great when it rains, they won't take wet paper products, so we have to put in special bag and cannot weigh more than 30#. It really isn't that bad, just the cost of the bags.