What happens to the materials that aren’t recyclable? Don’t they just get recycled anyway?
As much as we would like to recycle everything we receive, market demand limits what can be recycled. We cannot collect and process materials if there is no one to buy them. Similarly, if we include too much “junk” with our materials (such as plastic pools or laundry baskets mixed in with milk jugs), we risk losing buyers or getting a lower price for our materials. In fact, the recycling facility has to pay a disposal fee for materials that can’t be recycled.
