Systemization method for recycling plastic bags and other items

Abstract

A recycling method whereby a plastic bag or other recyclable item that satisfies applicable manufacturing specifications and is part of a recycling program is marked with a logo and a recycling bag that is part of the same recycling program is marked with a matching logo. Consumers discard plastic bags or the other recyclable items bearing the logo by depositing them in recycling bags bearing the matching logo. The filled recycling bags are subsequently collected for recycling. The system enables consumers to identify qualifying plastic bags and other qualifying recyclables instantaneously and reliably and provides a simple and easily learnable method for their disposal. The system also keeps qualifying plastic bags and other qualifying recyclables segregated from the rest of the waste and recycling streams and protects them from becoming contaminated.

1 . A method for systematizing the collection of plastic bags for recycling comprising:
 (a) providing one or more first plastic bags having a visible logo thereon;   (b) providing one or more second recycling bags having a visible logo thereon that matches the logo on the first plastic bag;   (c) discarding of at least one first plastic bag by depositing it into a second recycling bag;   (d) placing one such second recycling bag containing therein one or more such first plastic bags in a place suitable for collection for recycling.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said first plastic bag is part of a recycling program. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the logo on the first plastic bag and the logo on the second recycling bag indicate that they are part of the same recycling program. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising placing an item to be recycled into a second recycling bag. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein said item is not a plastic bag. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein said item is polystyrene, glass or plastic bottles, or batteries.