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The global recycling crisis is hitting home By Grace Schneider, Louisville Courier Journal On a breezy afternoon in June, a pile of Louisville's recycling goods stood shoved into a massive, fluttering mound as tall as a house. Plastic bottles, soft drink cans, yogurt cups, crumpled newspapers, cereal boxes, cardboard -- all smelling of sour garbage. Collected from bins at homes and businesses, much of the 13,000 tons of recyclables created monthly in Louisville and nearby counties stops first at this sorting facility run by WestRock Co. Then, it's off to paper mills, glass processors and metal brokers -- the crucial final step in a cycle to repurpose traditionally valuable commodities, saving energy and precious landfill space in the process. But after years of convincing people to embrace the recycling habit, the $7.5 billion industry is in a panic, fueled by plunging commodities prices. It's leading many communities to ditch all or a part of their recycling programs, indefinitely or whenever new outlets open. Read more at courier-journal.com. This story was posted on 2019-08-20 13:39:58
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