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Just found out my neighborhood's recycling center sends 30% of plastics to landfill anyway
Stopped by the local transfer station on Elm Street today to drop off some bottles, and one of the workers told me that a huge chunk of what people sort ends up getting trucked to the dump in Springfield because it's contaminated or not profitable to process. I always thought if I rinse stuff out and separate it properly, it's all getting recycled, but apparently that's not the case with certain plastics like number 6 items. Made me wonder if anyone else has looked into what their specific facility actually handles, or if we're all just tossing stuff in blue bins hoping for the best.
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nathan2891mo ago
Read somewhere that most plastic recycling is basically a scam anyway.
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river1901mo agoTop Commenter
Seems like people are just looking for something to be mad about these days.
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