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Over the weekend I read an article about a school students that are collecting plastic bags. The students are collecting the bags in a program that is from Penn Jersey Paper Company  and Goodwill Industries .  The program has a goal in collecting a certain amount of bags, and for top collectors,   students are earn prizes.  The bags are collected, then sent to Goodwill Industries where they are sorted, giving jobs to Goodwill Industries Programs. The Plastic bags are then used in the making of Trex  decking material ( their products are made with reclaimed plastic and wood).  If you are considering a new deck or replacing a deck, visit their  WEB  site.   This is a great way to recycle the bags and keep them out of the landfill or blowing in the breeze ,or as we see to often, bags stuck on fences and whirling around the parking lots. Over the weekend I also received a decal in the mail.  It is from ConservingNow ...