Recycling is the worst case scenerio after exhausting other options like, reuse and reduce.. be the change you want to see in the world..
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Agree but burning trash and landfilling is much much worse. Don’t conflate problems w/ recycling w/ the horrors of burn and bury.
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No need to place the weight of the world on your own (or anyone else’s) shoulders..
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I wonder, as I'm running recyclables thru the dishwasher or hand-scrubbing bottles and jars, is there *any* net positive to this considering the water, electricity, and detergent consumed, and wastewater produced? The market for glass is zero and plastic close to it.
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Check with your local public works to find out where recyclables are going and if you need to do all that washing. A quick rinse usually suffices.
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In Poland, which is facing a similar problem, there is now a wave of "accidental fires" on landfills (over 60 in recent weeks).
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Blame trump I suppose I couldn’t get through first paragraph, as far as paper at times it’s cheaper to chop down the tree, the paper market fluctuates. So much so I use to recycle my boxes no the place won’t take them, last three years
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Why don't they process recyclable materials in the U.S.?
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They do and can. China’s economy was booming and paid good money for our mixed recyclables. A lot of US manufacturers couldn’t compete and closed. Manufacturers want clean materials. Time to encourage more US plants. Buy recycled content products. It helps drive demand.
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The results of another great Trump idea. If Trump keeps making America great again, no one will be able to live on the planet.
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Not necessarily a trump supporter, but just so you know, it has virtually nothing to do with him.
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Where have you been for last several months. It has a lot to do with Trump.
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I have been here. It's not due to tariffs or whatever you are assuming. It's due to impurities in the recycled goods we are sending. Trust me.
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And the government requirements, those Trump removed by executive order, does not hold recycling plants accountable for the % of impurities. Additionally, tariffs and Trump comments led to China reducing the amounts of impurities from 5% to .05%.
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still doin my part regardless of our shitty deals w china, hopefully the US will invest in more recycling so we can do it here
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Not cost effective here when your workers demand 15.00 an hour min wage.
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that's a limiting way of thinking, as business owners its part of our job to be more creative and innovative, and as americans even more so
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Yea we will put all plastics on hold till we can do that.
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bahahahahahahaha
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