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Actually we don’t really have recycling. Yes everyone dutifully sorts the recyclables and they’re collected, BUT the waste paper/glass/plastic and steel isn’t used.
Apparently it still cheaper to make new stuff from the raw materials than process the used materials.
There was a recent article explaining what actually happens in Sydney, at least - the “recycled” materials are simply sent to a dump at
In the 60’s and 70’ I’m fairly sure that system involved a subsidy of some sort to make it work.
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