
Can Green Shopping Bag Be Recycled?
Yep they can be recycled. They're made of a plastic called polypropylene, and once they're worn out, they can be recycled. The polypropylene the green bags are made of can be recycled, but the stitching that holds them together can't. So before any green bag is recycled all those stitches have to be unpicked and separated from the plastic. It's very labour intensive, and unless you're paying very low wages you can't hope to turn a profit from the recycled product. That's why