April 28, 2008 - ...plastic does not biodegrade and its source material -- crude oil or natural gas -- is nonrenewable.Plastic bags can be recycled, but most municipal programs do not accept them. Last week, Huntington became the first Long Island town to take plastic bags dropped off by residents at municipal buildings.While paper can be made into new products a number of times over, plastic bags tend to be resurrected just once -- "downcycled" into products such as plastic lumber that...