We need to greatly improve consumer education around recycling best practices. We also need to add more regulatory pressure for businesses to comply (and probably eventually consumers too.)
Currently, in the United States at least, recycling rules can vary so widely based on locality. Sometimes, several authoritative sources disagree. There is therefore rampant and conflicting misinformation which adds to a sense of hopelessness and apathy.
All of this adds to increased chances of contamination, and lower profitability for recycling companies.
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We need to greatly improve consumer education around recycling best practices. We also need to add more regulatory pressure for businesses to comply (and probably eventually consumers too.)
Currently, in the United States at least, recycling rules can vary so widely based on locality. Sometimes, several authoritative sources disagree. There is therefore rampant and conflicting misinformation which adds to a sense of hopelessness and apathy.
All of this adds to increased chances of contamination, and lower profitability for recycling companies.
What if we (the US, or most states) simplified recycling to cardboard and aluminum.
Frankly, we should be composting organics rather than the wastes on most plastics.
Transparent glass, white paper and certain thermoplastics (PE, PP, PET) too.