Many store are giving away plastic bags too freely. This has become a major concern to environmentalists. The amount of wastes generated from plastic bags are scarely. We are looking at tons of wastes! They do not decompose in landfills and they do pose many hazards. We need to address these problems.

There are several things being done to bring plastic recycling to the forefront where these plastic bags are concerned. Companies have started to take steps to reduce the number of plastic bags been given away in their daily operations.

Some Solutions

Some companies place recycling bins for plastic bags at their stores. When customers come back to the store they can bring their bags and recycle them easily. However, the number of bags leaving the store and the number returning are not quite equal with far more going out then coming back.

Some stores are getting rid of the bags all together. The stores have started to encourage the use of cloth shopping bags and some storess ask the customers to purchase their own bags. Some consumers have already jumped on the idea and bring their own bags when they go shopping. As an interest, many stores have already step up in educating the shoppers and even provide incentives for shoppers who bring their own shopping bags.

Some stores also use recycled plastic bags instead of new bags. These bags come from the old plastic bags and they allow for the bags to be used over and over without extra pollution during the production process.

Recycling - What you Should Do

As mentioned, you should have no problem recycling your plastic bags. The drop off points for plastic are just as popular as dropp off points for aluminum. Your local recycling center should also gladly take the bags for you.

Another thing you can do is reuse the bags instead of putting them in the garbage. There are many ways to reuse the bags at home. They are easy to reuse to carry things around. They can be used in the garden as a plastic layer to cut weed growth, too. With a little imagination you can find many ways to recycle plastic bags.

Plastic bags have no place in the landfills. It has been such a big concern that environmentalists have been speaking of banning them. The simplest solution is recycling. The option is available and it is made quite convenient. There really is no reason for so many of these plastic bags to be winding up in landfills. You can do your part by not throwing out plastic bags and recycling them instead.