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> If you complain about the policy they tell you that it's because the recycling plant can't deal with the bags, it clogs up their machines[...] Machines?! M
by logifail 3y ago
> If you complain about the policy they tell you that it's because the recycling plant can't deal with the bags, it clogs up their machines[...]
Machines?! Most press photos that show the inside of plastic recycling sorting plants show a surprising number of Mk I human beings standing at a conveyor belt helping sort out the, err, rubbish.
- alienicecream 3y agoYeah, they could just hire some people for minimum wage to do it, but apparently that's too much to ask too, they would rather focus on vanity measures that will make things worse for the environment and more difficult for people to comply with, but will look good in a press release. This is the natural product of environmentalism and bureaucracy.