[sammyg2]

metal recycling, good. Paper, good. cardboard, good.

Plastic recycling … BS scam designed to generate $$$$ and make fools feel good.

Originally Posted by sammyg2

Most of the plastic in the recycle bin ends up exactly the same place as regular trash.
It isn't cost-efficient to recycle most plastic. There are not enough places who are interested in recycling plastic so the supply greatly overwhelms the demand.
So it just gets thrown in the landfill, after the gubmint takes their percentage of the $$$$$$.

And that's really what it's all about. Another tax thinly veiled, just enough to fool the fools.

Originally Posted by sammyg2

If we really want to dissect this issue, about half of all recyclables generated in the US are basically, worthless.

But Sammy, that can't be true.
The gubmint gave me (back) some money when I recycled it!

Aluminium and other metals to a lesser extent are valuable and are economical to recycle. it makes sense.
Paper.. .eh. Pretty much a wash, sort of worth it. Sometimes.
Plastic? Not hardly. Rubber? no friggin way. It costs more to recycle than to make new and the quality of the recycled product is marginal at best. it's a struggle, makes more sense to throw away.

See, the politicians who were kissing up to the tree huggers (no o'fence) created the mess by LYING to people. That's something that comes natural to many of them.
they PRETENDED that deposits and rewards for plastic and many other "recyclables" would be a good thing. Save the planet, RIGHT? bah.

A lie is a lie, even if it makes you feel good.
People buy plastic bottles by the truckload, but its OK because they can be RECYCLED!
The liberal tree huggers created all these recycle programs and convinced the impressionable people that they were GOOD.

But what they really are is revenue generators. A tax where the gubmint takes money from us and gives back part of it and keeps the rest.

Not same same.

But that's OK 'cause were SAVING THE PLANET.

The recycle programs add to the problem, while lining the gubmint pockets.
Then instead of letting the duffasses find out they've been swindled, the gubmint works out a sweetheart deal with the Chinese gubmint to take the recyclables.

If we used our ka-noggins and embraced reality instead of fantasy, we would have never allowed such fallacy and this sitch wouldn't be quite as bad.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and recycled plastic.

But we'll be OK when they outlaw straws.

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