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7 hours ago, Anna N said:And here’s the rub in this country. When investigation is undertaken much of what we assume is recycled actually ends up in the landfill anyway. According to most sources only about 9% of recyclable waste is actually recycled.
Yes. I don't know what the percentage is here, but I can see that it is higher. People ain't going to pay me for my trash then throw it away!
37 minutes ago, Anna N said:And here’s the rub in this country. When investigation is undertaken much of what we assume is recycled actually ends up in the landfill anyway. According to most sources only about 9% of recyclable waste is actually recycled.
Yes. I don't know what the precentage is here, but I can see that it is higher. People ain't going to pay me for my trash then throw it away!
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