At this point, I assume glass and most paper/cardboard and aluminum products are recycled.
I also assume all the plastic I put in there is getting dumped. I’m at least doing what I can to recycle while trying my best to avoid plastic when I can.
Edit- I glanced at the article, and only 5% of plastic is recycled. Just mind numbingly low.
Recycling programs should just burn plastics in power plants at this point. It’s a waste to just throw them into the landfill.
To be fair, they’re actually recycling #1 and #2 rigid containers. It’s everything else that’s not making it.
The better move is to avoid manufacturing other plastics for most consumer products.
If only people would remember there’s two other steps before recycling. Not really helpful to corporate marketing strategies though now is it.
We have been scammed. They have wasted our time and effort on garbage that is just thrown away.
