Improperly recycled plastic bags create problem for Lee County as push grows to reduce contamination

BUCKINGHAM, Fla. — Cheap plastic bags carry a hidden cost when they are improperly recycled.

When tossed into curbside recycling bins, the bags can wreak havoc on equipment inside Lee County’s Resource Recovery Center in Buckingham.

“We spend about four hours a day, two hours each shift, just clearing screens,” Tim LaMontagne with Lee County Solid Waste said…

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