Sadly, most of them are NOT American. A big chunk of our recycled material gets exported to China. But that's slowly changing for two reasons…
1. China has begun to refuse low quality recyclables. If there's too much food, trash, or even the wrong type of recyclable mixed in, they won't buy it. And they charge a fee for every load they reject. They call it the "Green Fence." 2. American-based recycling operations are becoming more sophisticated. Many of them are willing to take the extra steps necessary to clean and process the waste. And this creates eco-friendly jobs for American workers.
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gigantes 9 year s ago
actually, i understand that some facilities are set up to process plastic bags. that's a big deal, due to how many we use and then discard. they are even showing up these days deep on ocean floors.
another cool aspect to these facilities is the way they ingeniously sort materials from each other. they use air gusts, lasers, mechanical means and even electron streams to separate stuff out. the electron streams for example are used to sort magnetic from non magnetic metal.
another cool aspect to these facilities is the way they ingeniously sort materials from each other. they use air gusts, lasers, mechanical means and even electron streams to separate stuff out. the electron streams for example are used to sort magnetic from non magnetic metal.
another cool aspect to these facilities is the way they ingeniously sort materials from each other. they use air gusts, lasers, mechanical means and even electron streams to separate stuff out. the electron streams for example are used to sort magnetic from non magnetic metal.