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We sort trash in 4 bins and one bag.
Lets say we didn't have a bag specifically for plastic, that waste would have ended up in 4. Most of 4 is burned. By putting plastic in its own bag it increased the amount of plastic returned to waste management and reduced the amount left out in nature and burned.
We've been dealt a shit hand, but we can try making the best out of the situation. Giving up isn't an option.
Sorry I don't follow.
Is 4 a bin or a bag?
Is everything in 4 bagged or only the plastic?
How does bagging the plastic avoid it being left out in nature or burned?
Fudge, formatting fooled me! Since 1-4 were numbers and the 5th didn't have to be a number but just "Bag", when I wrote it without a number it didn't start on the next line, but at the end of "4". Edited the comment to show it better.
The 4th is a bin, and the last one (5th for clarity) is a big plastic bag.