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The end of recycling?
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The end of recycling?
Quote:Materials that once held value have seen pricing collapse. Newspaper, cardboard boxes and plastic
bottles for instance are piling up at recycling plants, which have lead local officials across the
country to charge residents more to collect recyclables and send some of the stockpiled materials to
landfills. (4)
https://www.meridianwaste.com/media/7425...er_web.pdf

So, is the experiment over?

More from the above:

Where to from here
Most will agree that the industry has reached a crisis. For new markets within the U.S. to begin to tackle and absorb the recycling issue
stateside, the infrastructure needs to be identified, permitted and built which takes years. Plus, the manufacturing industry needs to
be clear with communicating the materials it’s willing to purchase and at what quality standards to help shape the recycling industry
of tomorrow. In the meantime, the viable options being explored range from drastic price increases, changing the recycling mix by
eliminating glass, paper, plastics and certain other commodities, or suspending recycling collection until more favorable markets
return. Education is important to help curb contamination trends, however, even clean bales are not guaranteed to make it to China
nor are they commanding the same return
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Messages In This Thread
The end of recycling? - by Gawdzilla Sama - February 23, 2019 at 8:12 am
RE: The end of recycling? - by Yonadav - February 23, 2019 at 12:08 pm
RE: The end of recycling? - by Gawdzilla Sama - February 23, 2019 at 1:38 pm
RE: The end of recycling? - by fredd bear - February 23, 2019 at 6:17 pm
RE: The end of recycling? - by Yonadav - February 23, 2019 at 6:31 pm
RE: The end of recycling? - by fredd bear - February 23, 2019 at 11:43 pm
RE: The end of recycling? - by Angrboda - February 24, 2019 at 8:20 pm
RE: The end of recycling? - by fredd bear - February 25, 2019 at 12:48 am



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