This story originally appeared in the November 2016 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. When it comes to plastic bag policy, it isn’t about the tons, or necessarily about recycling. Used plastic bags do not add up to a large percent of the weight of municipal waste streams. However, cities – and whole countries...

This story originally appeared in the November 2016 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content. When it comes to plastic bag policy, it isn’t about the tons, or necessarily about recycling. Used plastic bags do not add up to a large percent of the weight of municipal waste streams. However, cities – and whole...