what they do with plastic bags.. an update

I found out today that Stop&Shop, whose plastic bag recycle bins are at the entrance to the store, are being taken to Freetown Mass. I'm still waiting for an answer as to what they do with them or who they use to recycle the bags. A store Manager told me she thinks they make the bags into other things.
At Whole Foods, another store with a recycling box for plastic bags, takes the bags back to Cheshire CT. I'm waiting for them to call me back with an answer to the question of who takes them from Whole Foods.
Since we no longer can put ANY, no matter the thickness, plastic bags in our recycle bins, we are forced to either throw them into the trash cart, OR, take them to Stop&Shop recycle bins. The whole purpose of recycling is to not add to the pollution of our state, in the air and in land fills. S&S no longer has those thicker 4 mill plastic bags and is only using paper bags with handles.
I will check other big box stores this week to see if any are still using plastic bags. As many of you have heard, one council member is pushing for a 5 or 10 cent per bag tax, which will do nothing but put more money into the store bottom line.