[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by Hancle704

Is it permissible to ask why the color of the plastic bag matters? I ask because the recycled material in the bag includes a variety of different colors of plastic and one might assume that the plastic bags are also included in the recyclable mix.

Yes, Hancle; I'm with you. What is the big deal with the color or type of bag for recycling?

Here's where I'm coming from: We, the residents, are doing our sanitation company a favor, by recycling. I am a huge proponent of recycling. BUT . . . we have to buy a specific type of bag for recycling??? Within the Villages, if 50,000 homes must use these plastic bags, do you know what it is doing to our landfills and the environment? Our sanitation company makes money with the recycled materials we give them. We are doing them the favor.

Waste Management gives their customers recycling bins and we have to purchase special bags!!?! There's something wrong with this picture???