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Article cites global, local problems with recycling

2015-06-22 18:00:57| Waste Management - Topix.net

According to a Washington Post article , the trend toward single-stream recycling and larger curbside collection bins has made the recycling stream "increasingly polluted and less valuable, imperiling the economics of the whole system." The article says the District of Columbia and Baltimore are among the cities that have helped to support the Waste Management material recovery facility in Elkridge, Maryland, though the MRF is still losing money.

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