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Originally Posted by Xist
I would complain to management if dumpsters were under lock and key. Do they want to walk out to the dumpster with the key dozens of times a day?
The problem described in the article I shared is that recyclables in Arizona are already contaminated and it is not cost-effective to pay people to sort it.
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The dumpster at my complex uses the apt key to open the dumpster door. The recycle bin is always overflowing, despite being empties every couple days, and probably contains 50% garbage. However the dumpster is never overflowing because it compacts, and because people prefer to throw their garbage into the recycle bin.
Recyclable materials not worth recycling certainly is a problem. I'm sure there is a better future solution, but the way we manage recycling in many municipalities is not good. I don't really blame a municipality that has come to the conclusion that recycling certain things doesn't make financial sense.
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
So now I'm buying junk like what I see being sold at auction from the scrap yard for 7 cents a pound and dragging to the auction yard and dropping it off.
I guess you could say I'm a professional recycler now.
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That would be a professional reuser. Recycling is when you take it to the scrap yard and they melt it down to make other products. Auctioning it off to be repurposed is an example of reuse.
In order of efficiency; reduce, reuse, recycle.