i put out recyclables in the brown paper bag i get when i go grocery shopping and drop it in the recycle bin when i fill it. our local trash authority begs people not to use plastic bags as it fouls their machines also.

when it comes to plastic bags i try not to get them for anything but the Hartford Courant seems to love them...rain or shine my paper comes in between 2-3 plastic bags that say recycle on them.

asked not to get bags but falls on deaf ears.