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Re:China is no longer importing waste – 111M tons will have ... by wool_gather on Thursday June 21, 2018 @04:14PM (#17368875)
> you can't expect people to transport their recycling

Why on earth not? The majority used to haul their own garbage to the town dump a just few decades ago (and some still do in smaller towns). Ubiquity of curbside pickup is relatively new -- doubly so for recycling. And recyclables are a heck of a lot more pleasant to carry in the car than rotting kitchen scraps.

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Re:China is no longer importing waste – 111M tons will have ... by ars on Thursday June 21, 2018 @04:27PM (#17368988)
And if you don't have a car? Or are not strong enough to carry lots of trash?

Or the dump is far enough away to make transporting recycling counterproductive?

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Re:China is no longer importing waste – 111M tons will have ... by netheril96 on Thursday June 21, 2018 @10:13PM (#17370765)
> And if you don't have a car?

My impression has been that you can't live in the US without a car anyway. So this won't be any new requirements.

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Re:China is no longer importing waste – 111M tons will have ... by leesalminen on Thursday June 21, 2018 @10:15PM (#17370770)
We have curbside trash but no recycling and are about 15 miles (+3000 ft elevation change) to the recycling drop off center. I’ve wondered if cranking the engine on the pickup is worth it in fuel consumption.
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