Reintroducing recycling bags in South Gloucestershire slammed by opposition councillorsThe council last made a swap in 2019View Image A South Gloucestershire recycling collection van (Image: South Glos Council)Council leaders have defended the decision to reintroduce recycling bags for kerbside collections in South Gloucestershire. ‌Reusable bags will be sent to residents for plastic, cans and foil, although they will still have the option of using the existing recycling boxes. ‌South Gloucestershire Council stopped supplying bags to households in 2019 and replaced them with recycling boxes. The original decision to stop providing recycling bags was unpopular with many residents and may have impacted on their engagement with using boxes and properly separating their recycling. Article continues below“The cost of purchasing boxes has significantly increased in recent years to more than double the cost of recycling bags.”