ekkidee t1_j52gvwg wrote
Reply to comment by dhc710 in Bloomberg: Amazon Packages Burn in India, Final Stop in Broken Recycling System. Plastic wrappers and parcels that start off in Americans’ recycling bins end up at illegal dumpsites and industrial furnaces — and inside the lungs of people by ombx
>So the effects were:
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>No one remembered to bring reusable bagsAll the shopping baskets were stolenReusable plastic/polyester/whatever bags were made available for sale cheapEveryone just buys them at checkout and likely throws them away after they've accumulated too many
That is awesome about the Gov, but my sister lives in N NJ and I can totally see this happening. When I visit I go to Bottle King there in Bloomfield and they insist on at purchasing at least 4 six-packs before you can grab a box from their wall of boxes.
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