Originally Posted by
mthomasdev
A big part of the problem is all the people that consider themselves Die Hard recyclers. They have to recycle everything. They don't follow the rules / guidelines that the rubbish companies publish. I know a few of them from my full time job.
The Wishcyclers. I know them from my workplace, too. Most are well-meaning and respond to frank but gentle criticism. There are some, though, who seem to view me as personally on the hook for keeping their insane trash out of the landfill. But the packaging world just keeps on mutating faster than markets are springing up to collect and process post-consumer waste. If this was 1943, these people would be national heroes. Now, they are just guilt-shackled environmentalists, tied to a wheel of unending garbage.
The tire person mentioned above was just trying to skirt local landfill regulations, though. In places where incineration isn't allowed or validated, and when they can't be landfilled, tires are becoming a bigger problem. They were already a notable issue, it's just that it's getting worse and worse.
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