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How to combat the recylcing problem

A simple solution to ending the recycling problem

The problem with recycling is the amount of energy and labor it takes to sort through the commingled materials.

A simple solution is to pass out 3 differently colored containers and collect only certain types of materials depending on the week of the month.

So...

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Use green containers on the 1st and 2nd week of each month to collect cardboard and paper.

Use blue containers on the 3rd week to collect plastic.

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Use red containers on the 4th week to collect glass.

This way, sorting is done at the source.

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