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Waste disposal companies seperate and recycle at their facilities - at least Rainbow and WM do. We have a recycle dumpster in my complex but people put regular trash in it and I've watched them dump it in the same trash truck as the regular dumpsters.
I save my bottles and cans and bring them back. The recycle place right by my office and it takes about 5 minutes. I've made back $40 over the last year (I also take my friends bottles and cans). I also use a washable water cup and sturdy picnic plasticwear I picked up awhile back for lunches at work. 5 forks and knives a week * 52 weeks a year = 520 plastic utensils being put in the trash a year, per person. That's not counting spoons or plastic cups.
Fearmongering or not, we only have finite space on this planet.
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