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More than 6-and-a-half thousand homes in North West Leicestershire are getting the chance to recycle plastic bags with their normal recycling as part of a national trial. The District Council is one of nine authorities chosen to pilot the scheme, which starts on 13 March. The government aims to implement the scheme nationwide by 2027. The trial is part of a larger £2.9m Flexible Plastic Fund FlexCollect project, which aims to inform the government on how plastic bags and wrapping should be added to existing recycling collection services. Â鶹Éç Leicester reporter, Helen McCarthy, went knocking on doors in Coalville and found some enthusiastic recyclers.