Recycling

[fdcg27]

I put everything that is recyclable in the bin.
What happens to it after that I have no idea.
Most of the paper and cardboard should come back as paper towels or toilet paper.
Most of the glass should come back as glass or as asphalt aggregate.
The plastics?
Well, there are remelt containers available commercially and there are also sintered shredded plastic deck boards available.
Metals have value of whatever type and will therefore be reused.
We can only do what we can do by using the recycling bin we have.
China's current view on accepting American recycled product is more a matter of trade relations than it is any lack of acceptability of the waste stream.

 

[JustinH]

We live outside of city limits, and pay a private company to haul our trash and recycling.

They sent us a flyer a couple weeks ago.

New rules, no glass in recycling at all.

No plastic bags in recycling at all. No wrappers either.

Also they are going to start fining people who put glass in the recycling or plastic bags.

Apparently the glass gets broken and contaminates the whole load, and they can't recycle it.

Not sure why plastic bags are on the ban list.