Making it easier to recycle plastics

[Kacper]

Not a faulty premise. I'm talking about those bins set up by private companies that you haul your recyclables to. They aren't going to haul that trash away to the landfill for free. They're not in business to lose money.

It's been known for a long time that curbside recycling is a loser. Governments don't care if they waste your tax dollars.

The city does it all in my city. There is no "company" involved on the collection side. Companies do not become involved until after trash is collected.

[countryboy]

The city does it all in my city. There is no "company" involved on the collection side. Companies do not become involved until after trash is collected.

This was your original quote. What does that have to do with the curbside collection you are now talking about?

It is not just a matter of how recyclable something is. There has to be a market for the product and the supply has to be deliverable at or below cost. That is a fancy way of saying most of the stuff people in my city drive to the recycle bins ends up in the landfill anyway because there isn't anyone close enough willing to buy the stuff for what it would cost just to ship it to them. I think aluminum and cardboard are the only two things not trashed. The city says people should still do it anyway on the others because it gives them data to work with to help try to find a purchaser and know how much they realistic could supply.

[Kacper]

This was your original quote. What does that have to do with the curbside collection you are now talking about?

I haven't said a thing about curbside collection in relation to recycle centers. My city owns the recycle dumpsters and services the recycle dumpsters. It sorts the recyclables into batches and only then does anyone outside the city become involved. It also owns the e-recycling building as you drop those off at a government building for electronics to be recycled. It is not until after that any private parties become on board.

[countryboy]

I haven't said a thing about curbside collection in relation to recycle centers. My city owns the recycle dumpsters and services the recycle dumpsters. It sorts the recyclables into batches and only then does anyone outside the city become involved. It also owns the e-recycling building as you drop those off at a government building for electronics to be recycled. It is not until after that any private parties become on board.

Okay, so how do you know they don't actually recycle the recyclables?

In the area I live in, all the recycling bins are owned by private companies.