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Jun 19, 2019
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cracka
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True to an extent, although with China refusing to take recycling
material from outside its borders, the cost is skyrocketing. Even if the material is 100% clean, the costs are going way up.
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How effective/efficient are municipal residential recycling programs?
kccougar
All-American
6/19/19 7:06pm
Not very efficient. Mostly because people recycle
cougarfann888
6/19/19 7:08pm
True to an extent, although with China refusing to take recycling
cracka
6/19/19 7:17pm
The problem was that China would accept almost anything. Totally contaminated
Acorn
6/19/19 7:45pm
I'm sure innovation and changes in approach will bring the costs down over time
cracka
6/19/19 7:52pm
It is cheaper to just dump it in the landfill. Always has been.
Acorn
6/19/19 8:00pm
One of those things to make people feel good but don’t have the desired results
Zedhead
6/19/19 7:10pm
100% correct. By and large, scam so politicians can claim to
BR549
6/19/19 7:25pm
I guess you have to ask yourself if mummifying your garbage
Acorn
6/19/19 7:55pm
I worked in the garbage/recycling industry for about 20 years
Acorn
6/19/19 7:35pm
For you economists out there...
Acorn
6/19/19 7:41pm
Sometimes when we would make our annual volume forecasts at the landfill
Acorn
6/19/19 7:50pm
As you know I represent some waste disposal companies. I can 100% verify that
BYUMizzou
6/20/19 9:35am
There needs to be some way to gamify recycling.
greatbam
6/20/19 8:38am
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