Both paper and plastic bags require lots and lots of resources and energy, and proper recycling requires due diligence from both consumer and municipal waste collector or private recycling company, so there are a lot of variables that can lead to low recycling rates.
Parehong papel at plastic bag nangangailangan ng maraming at maraming ng mga resources at enerhiya, at tamang recycling ay nangangailangan ng angkop na sipag mula sa parehong mga mamimili at mga munisipal na basura kolektor o pribadong kompanya ng recycling, kaya doon ay isang pulutong ng mga variable na maaaring humantong sa mababang mga rate ng recycling.