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I've listened to the discussion on recycling both glass and bottles but nothing has been said about plastic grocery bags. You get these from most retailers, large and small. Is there anyway to recycle these? Only the local
Safeway will take them back in Bend, otherwise they get thrown away for the local landfill or they're seen blowing across the landscape. The county dump/transfer station will not take these back for recycling.

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I live in Deschute CO. a few miles outside of the Bend city limits. Stores will only take back items they have sold. Wine bottles, food sauce bottles and other glass items without deposits are not taken back so I go the county dump/transfer station and return everything and forgo the deposit. There is no opportunity in the county as there are in the cities to recycle ALL glass, with or without a deposit.

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