You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that there are other ways to get rid of the stuff.
Recycling the nearly unrecyclable is not a futuristic idea. That's thanks to innovation happening right now in the western suburbs that could help Chicagoland reduce waste.
An ABC News investigation tracked plastic bags from Walmart US recycling bins to controversial plastic facilities in Southeast Asia.
A previous joint investigation between the ABC7 I-Team and ABC News found that several plastic bags which were supposed to be recycled ended up in landfills or incinerators. Now there is new information about some of the final destinations.
Got any old phone cords or electronics around the house?
Here's where to send those eclipse glasses you no longer need.