We live in a connected world. When China stops taking our paper and plastics, it ripples all the way down to Franklin and Lower Towamensing Townships, both of which have ended their recycling programs.
Why have the Chinese stopped importing American recyclables? Because they were getting “dirty wastes or even hazardous wastes.”
Amazingly, Towamewnsing Township, where I live, is continuing its recycling program, but I don’t think it will be for long. Take a look in the paper recycling bins. You will see chip board, paper wrapped in yellow bands, paper in plastic bags, cardboard, and pizza boxes. People do not take responsibility for their actions. Just chuck it in and hope somebody else will sort through it.
Result: recycling will soon end, our garbage bills will go up, and our landfills will expand. All because people are too lazy to act in a responsible manner. Am I bitter? Of course I am.
For a full report on Chinese reluctance to take American “recyclables,” see Elizabeth Daigneau, “Pickup Hiccup,” Governing, (Jan. 28, 2018), p. 20. To see what I’m talking about, take a look at the recycling bins behind the Towamensing Township Municipal Building on Stable Road.
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