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Depends on your local council. Recycling is a very local issue, and so it's something communities can and should tackle head on. But you are right, the amount
by ehnto 6y ago
Depends on your local council. Recycling is a very local issue, and so it's something communities can and should tackle head on.
But you are right, the amount of councils sending recycling to landfill is very sad.
- smabie 6y agoWhy is it sad? Why does plastic need to be recycled?
- EGreg 6y agoHere are some reasons: https://abcnews.go.com/International/plastic-garbage-flip-flops-washing-shores-remote-australian/story?id=63079210 https://abcnews.go.com/International/plastic-garbage-flip-fl... https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180426-why-plastics-are-not-just-an-ocean-problem https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180426-why-plastics-are... https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/microplastics-found-in-bottled-and-tap-drinking-water https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/microplastics-f... https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ocean-plastic-liberals-fact-check-1.5212632 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ocean-plastic-liberals-fact... And it's only going to get worse unless we do something about it. Recycling is far worse than just taxing negative externalities and making the companies upstream use biodegradeable materials.