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    Hundreds of US cities are killing or scaling back their recycling programs

    I posted on this story last year. China is working to go green and cut down on pollution, and last year they stopped accepting our recycling. Right away it posed a problem for the US, many states just started puttting it in the landfills. But now it is becoming somewhat of a crisis. Recycling is starting to pile up around our nation. I realized it was beggining to be a compounded problem when I seen articles saying how overrated recyling was trying to convince the public that recycling was not all that great. Well here we go, we will see how this one plays out. Here is the article I read today on the matter.

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    See more at the link https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/3...an-on-recycles


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    For plenty of Americans, recycling is practically second nature. It’s mandated by law in cities such as New York, San Diego, Pittsburgh, and Seattle, where apartment buildings, office spaces, and restaurants must recycle plastics, cans, cardboard, and glass, unless their owners want to face a fine. But even in cities where it’s not required by law, recycling is mainstream. It has turned into a virtue boasted by restaurants like Sweetgreen and fashion brands like Gap, H&M, and Madewell, which recycle clothes in stores and produce clothing lines made of recycled materials.

    The problem, though, is that while recycling has become trendy, it’s also becoming harder to do.

    You might not know where all your recycled goods go, but they’re a part of a vast ecosystem that spans the globe and contributes to a $200 billion industry. One country that used to be the biggest importer of recycled materials, especially for the US, is China. But last year, it stopped accepting most foreign recyclables as part of an effort to crack down on the country’s pollution. As a result of this ban, the global recycling system has been crumbling, and plenty of cities in the US are now struggling to figure out what to do with their recycled goods.

    According to a recent report from the New York Times, hundreds of local recycling programs in American cities and towns are collapsing. In states like Tennessee, Florida, and Pennsylvania, cities are reportedly sending newspapers, cans, and bottles to landfills, while others are burning their waste instead. As the treasurer of California put it, “We are in a crisis moment in the recycling movement right now.”
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    Apparently the US doesn't have the capacity to recycle everything.
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    My kook wife just started recycling. I am going to divorce her.
    Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.


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    So...if recycling was so wonderful and efficient, why didn't the cities forcing this nonsense on us tell us the goodies were being shipped, at great CO2 footprint expense, to our enemies in China?

    After all the obvious lies, then this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    My kook wife just started recycling. I am going to divorce her.
    Your so silly MR V. :) Well good news for you she may not have to recycle much longer.
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    They stopped recycling here totally and took away recycling dropoff sites. Recycling only works if theres a market for the product like anything else. First thing that happened the price they got for recyclables dropped like a rock and no longer covered anywhere near the cost of the program, taxpayers were paying for garbage pickup and recycling too, then there was not enough buyers and the stuff just backed up
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    Quote Originally Posted by Just AnotherPerson View Post
    Your so silly MR V. Well good news for you she may not have to recycle much longer.
    We have been married for 41 years. Enough is enough!
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    We have been married for 41 years. Enough is enough!
    41 years that is awesome! You sound like a lucky man.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Common View Post
    They stopped recycling here totally and took away recycling dropoff sites. Recycling only works if theres a market for the product like anything else. First thing that happened the price they got for recyclables dropped like a rock and no longer covered anywhere near the cost of the program, taxpayers were paying for garbage pickup and recycling too, then there was not enough buyers and the stuff just backed up
    I don't think it is because there is not a demand for it so much as that our processing of the junk never had to occur on our soil before. China cut off the world cold when it comes to recycling. It will take our nation some time to build the infrastructure needed to start processing this stuff. That is what I think about it anyways.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Just AnotherPerson View Post
    41 years that is awesome! You sound like a lucky man.
    She was the lucky one. Recycling is the last straw!
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