A to Z of recycling - Plastic bags

Where possible, try to avoid soft plastics like plastic bags by using a reusable shopping bag and buying fruit and vegetables loose.
Plastic bags are soft plastic and should not be recycled at home. Most supermarkets now have an in-store collection point to recycle soft and thin plastics, including plastic bags. If this is not an option, they should be placed in your black household waste bin at home. Please do not put these in your dry recycling (green/orange lidded) or garden waste bin. 
Soft plastic packaging should be removed from food and put in your black household waste bin before putting your food waste in your brown food waste caddy.