Because I have a garden composter, food waste doesn't end up in my kitchen trash. I dump that trash into a larger bin outside, and wipe down anything left on the side of the kitchen plastic bag liner or rinse it out if needed. I also clean/reuse plastic bags & ziplocks. Hence, I have not purchased plastic bags of any kind in 3 years. I use cloth bags for grocery shopping and when I do get a plastic bag, I recycle or reuse it. I remember when mom brought home the 1st disposable plastic tub of margarine in the early 1960's. I said, "Won't we eventually run out of room to put all that trash?" She said that would take at least a hundred years or more . . . mom, it's only been 50!

The point is to make sure as much as possible gets reused or recycled. Many stores now take clothing, including bras and shoes.

My raincoat began to leak after stopping at the dry cleaners. Why?

Thanks for the info.

all my plastic goes in the recycle bin as long as it does not have grease.