"The May 2012 issue of ISRI (The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries) Scrap states that in 2011, the U.S. collected 52.8 million tons of recycling and exported a record-breaking more than 23 million tons. About 15.8 million tons went to China, 23 percent more than in 2010." "As more states enact single stream recycling policies, which make things easier at the curb and generally increase recycling participation, the amount of “contaminated” recyclables is growing. Since China’s new laws make it much harder to off-load this waste without sorting or cleaning, states are left drowning in plastic that they’re not equipped to recycle." Read more: care2/causes/u-s-plastic-recycling-gets-caught-in-chinas-big-green-fence.html#ixzz2eKVzu6MO
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 04:50:14 +0000
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