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Old 01-21-2020, 11:25 AM
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Okay, so if they do away with the plastic bags, we will all find a way to adjust. Until then, I will take the plastic because I have many uses for them....not just throwing them away. I also take some back to Publix for their recycle bin.

I just have a couple of questions about all this:

1) It has been stated that most plastic bags are made from recycled plastic. Why can't these plastic bags have the same fate?

2) When will the trash companies and The Villages go to trash bins instead of requiring that we bag our trash in plastic? Seems like it would take an awful lot of the grocery size plastic bags to make these heavy-duty large (13-gal or 30-gal) size bags.

3) What happens to the big plastic bags we are (once again required) to use twice a week for household garbage and once for recyclables? Do they get recycled or just go straight to a landfill?

And yes, paper and cardboard do contribute to roach problems because they LOVE the glue.
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