Recycling of plastic wrap-can it be done & if so, why is it not?

Question

In my municipality, we have blue boxes the contents of which are collected every week. We also have green boxes, collected every week, the contents processed into organic fertilizer. I notice when I take a garbage bag to the garage (the black bags are collected once every two weeks) that most of it consists of the plastic wrap or packaging which comes off food items especially. Our municipality does not recycle it. Can it be recycled? (our plastic grocery bags are gradually being replaced by reusable cloth ones, so fewer end up in the garbage) And I am really happy that our municipality takes such an interest in recycling.

Answer 1

plastic wrap is often contaminated with food so is not suitable for recycling.  Municipalities are making allowances for plastic that is clean though.  Contact your local program and request they accept the stuff.  If enough people request it, they'll start doing it.