All plastic wrap and bags go to recycling in Calgary, Canada- if you pay for the recycling service to your house, or remember to take the plastic to the few places that have the bins for glass, plastic and paper.

Meats are sold in plastic wrap, displayed on shelves, unless one buys special or expensive cuts from the butcher, then it is wrapped in butcher's paper. The city and provincial sanitation rules require wrapping of meats sold to the public, and I would hate to use meats handled indiscriminately by the public.
Fruits displayed in bulk are subject to squeezing by little old ladies and their ilk, the bruises often are not discovered until one prepares the fruit for serving. There seems to be no cure for this.

'Green' bags are troublesome; fruits and vegetables get mixed with cans, cakes and pies (pre-wrapped) tip and scramble when the usually careless packer at check-out crams your purchases into your bags. Packers always fill the 'green' bags to the point that they are too heavy, and contents compress together.
If one remonstrates, one receives dirty looks; for some reason packers are much more careful if the plastic is used.
One chain here lets the customer pack his purchases at check-out, but often there is a slowpoke at the end, and articles pile up and get jumbled, or tempers fray. Very unpleasant.