Razors Edge ★ Posted June 1, 2020 Share #1 Posted June 1, 2020 ...apparently does not mean what I think "recycling glass" ought to mean. From the "recycling glass" section: Contamination has become a major problem for the recycling industry in the past two years since China, the largest customer for recycled material, imposed strict standards on the quality of recycled material it accepts. For years, most glass has passed through the recycling process as residue, or waste. Some of the glass is applied as alternative daily landfill cover, an approved use by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, but most of it is simply landfilled with other unrecyclable waste. Glass collected in the purple containers is handled differently. That glass is crushed and reused for county projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted June 1, 2020 Share #2 Posted June 1, 2020 People would be surprised to learn how little of our "recycling" actually get recycled anymore. Hence, my push for notcycling in the first place. You don't need to but water in plastic bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted June 1, 2020 Share #3 Posted June 1, 2020 China did this in part because of Trump's tariffs. Not only have they upped the standards for glass, but also paper, cardboard, and plastics. About the only thing economic to recycle is aluminum cans. In many places stuff put in to recycle is just sent to the landfill especially if there's only one recycle bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted June 1, 2020 Share #4 Posted June 1, 2020 Recycling can work, we just do it poorly. People throw everything into the bins hoping it will get recycled. Shipping it overseas seems like a bad idea. We could do it here. Locally, you have to separate glass, cardboard, aluminum etc. Plastic is only #1 & #2 Clamshells go in the landfill. Crackerboard goes in the landfill. The county still nets $1 mil selling the clean recyclables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, dennis said: Locally, you have to separate glass, cardboard, aluminum etc. I think we have to do that so that they can stagger when they put it in the landfill Glass goes in first, then plastic, then paper, then some more plastic, and then aluminum. It creates a very orderly trash heap for future generations to enjoy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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