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| "Just put the lid on the empty plastic bottles and leave them as-is when you toss them in the bin, thank you." |
UPDATE:
This 2019 "snapshot" of the state of affairs in US Recycling is has changed very little (if at all) in the last two years. U.S. Recycling Industry Is Struggling To Figure Out A Future Without China https://t.co/s6uV5JDLTr
— O. Douglas Jennings (@odouglasj) February 28, 2021
UPDATE:
♻️🥫🛍️🗑️🌊- 9 million tons of plastic enters our oceans every year! Consumers & towns (taxpayers) shouldn't bear the brunt of the costs. There are now calls for plastics manufacturers to pay for the recycling and disposal of their own products. https://t.co/mtQVIdGzLX
— O. Douglas Jennings (@odouglasj) April 28, 2021
UPDATE: A reliable source has told me that the reason recycling processors want us to not crush plastic bottles before we put them in the bin is that the automatic sensors on the machinery that helps recycle them is programed to recognize and identify only the un-smashed bottle shapes. Sounds pretty lame to me but it might be the case.
With that in mind here's a tweet that promotes returning to the more easily recyclable aluminum containers:
Come together and celebrate a better tomorrow with Jason Momoa and the #InfinitelyRecyclable Ball Aluminum Cup™. Choose aluminum over plastic—buy now on Amazon or find them in the disposables section at a store near you. #BallAluminumCup #ThePartyStartsHere #EnjoyRefillRecycle
— Ball Aluminum Cup™ (@BallAluminumCup) November 2, 2021
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| Photo: Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press |
Read and article by the CBC on what happens to recycled water bottles.
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