What happens to recycled plastic bags?

Plastic bags are recycled in a mixed plastics process to make garden stakes, garden furniture, garden sleepers, flower pots and new plastic bags.  more

Recycled plastic bags are used in grocery stores on a daily basis, and consumers tote them home filled to the brim with produce, canned goods, bread, and other household staples. Most people don't stop to think what happens to the bags once they are taken to a recycling center. The majority of recycled plastic bags are turned into composite lumber. Composite lumber is generally comprised of two equal substances: sawdust and plastic bags. The lumber made from these two recycled substances is used for a variety of items. Wooden structures like door frames, window frames, and outdoor decks are just a few of the construction projects that use lumber made from recycled plastic bags. Recycled plastic bags are also used to make post-consumer resin. This resin is utilized in the production of new plastic bags, crates, pipes, pallets, and containers. Recycling stations can be found in most communities in the U.S. Many grocery stores have an area designated for this purpose. No matter where ...  more