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Rogers Stops Accepting Plastic Bags for Recycling

Z. Sitek
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KUAF

About a month ago, Rogers stopped accepting plastic bags for recycling because of a lack of a buyer for the material. The domestic market for plastics is saturated, and changes in regulations overseas have made offloading those materials difficult. We learn more about the dilemna facing plastics recycling programs.