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Re:Plastic recycling is a problem consumers can't solve by cperciva on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @02:26PM (#17410553)
In Vancouver we have standardized waste bins which come in different sizes, and the amount you pay the city annually for waste collection depends on the size of bin you choose.

(Recyclables are handled separately and there's no charge for them regardless of the volume you're leaving for collection.)

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Re:Plastic recycling is a problem consumers can't solve by njarboe on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @02:40PM (#17410662)
This system is a great incentive for people to put all sorts of stuff into recycling that they shouldn't.
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Re:Plastic recycling is a problem consumers can't solve by xori on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @02:45PM (#17410701)
I'm not sure what it's like in Vancouver, but in Niagara Falls if the garbage people see something in your recycle bins that isn't supposed to be there they don't pick up the bin and leave a note saying what was wrong.
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