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SWBTATTReg

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2. And Americans should be doing the job that the Chinese are doing now (or were doing)...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2019, 02:46 PM

Mar 2019

we should be able to process and / or handle the recyclables 100% on shore. I don't see how sending this stuff to China is doing any good for recycling (extra labor, shipping, etc. seems to add overhead), perhaps if boats are empty already going back to China, but I'd prefer to have finished goods instead).

Also, continuing to develop markets for these recyclables would help too, but obviously quite a bit of work still needs to be done in this area.

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Is this the end of recycling? [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2019 OP

recycling should pay for itself rampartc Mar 2019 #1

And Americans should be doing the job that the Chinese are doing now (or were doing)... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #2

Force companies to take back/recycle the plastic they make us buy janterry Mar 2019 #3

That seems like a reasonable idea. defacto7 Mar 2019 #5

Ah reality bites does it not. Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #4