Adopted by many communities it makes it convenient for people to recycle. This is where all of your waste materials get sorted, baled, and are shipped off OR resold for reuse without you having to presort and separate your waste.
It may increase the level of materials recycled since the consumer is not directly involved. However, it isn’t necessarily the best long-term solution as many of the materials can be contaminated.
Single stream recycling can work for some communities and it is a good start. We still need to look at the best ways to recycle, repurpose and reuse and invest in infrastructure and tend to our earth.
You can read more detailed articles on single-stream recycling at this link and this link.
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