Like i.iambe, we have a ton of plastic bags. We need to make several trips a year to recycle them (usually a local grocery store). I do wish they'd recycle them at the curb. Moreover, I wish vendors would encourage the concept of reusing them. I try to bring used ones to stores (eg, bagging fruits and veggies), but what drives me nuts are farmer's markets. Many of the vendors there *insist* on giving me new bags, even as I pull mine out to reuse. I wish they and more stores got into the habit of asking, "Would you need a bag for that?" rather than the usual waste waste waste.