Are plastic bags acceptable for collection of Thursday recyclables?
No, placing recyclables in plastic bags is a common and costly mistake. Plastic bags mixed in with other recyclables contaminate the entire load being brought to the Material Recovery Facility. (MRF) They have to be removed at taxpayer’s expense (that’s you) before the other recyclable materials can be processed. If you save your glass, metal and plastic containers in plastic bags, just dump the recyclables out of the bag and into the bin/ container on collection day and either throw the plastic bags away or reuse them.
