Global changes force recycling programs to police loads, weed out `dirty` trash


Global changes force recycling programs to police loads, weed out `dirty` trash


Global changes in the handling of recyclable material are causing some communities in the United States to abandon or cut back their programs, sending more plastic bottles, paper and cans into landfills.

Wisconsin cities show no signs of jettisoning their programs — state law would forbid that. But the changes are having a significant economic effect and causing waste companies to get stricter about what they will accept....

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Ken Notes: This is a perfect example of needing to work as a team to discover uses for products we remove the waste stream. We have been mandating the recycling end but we can not mandate that the private sector use the recycled waste. China was taking most of our waste product but the waste market is a chip in the trade wars and right now China is saying no to recyclables. So we recycle only to land fill the results.

We will need a plan to produce usable product or raw materials. As long as we see the private sector as the enemy we are going to have to landfill waste...

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