The great recycling swindle
Resolution Recycling used to just collect waste paper, but as of recently offers a complete household rubbish recycling service. You dump your recyclables into a custom wheelie bin that’s a flashy blue and lime green, so the neighbours know how very special you are, and they collect it, sort it, and recycle it.
Great idea, isn’t it? After all, paper is among the least sensible things to recycle, both from a pure environmental point of view and from a commercial perspective. Branching out makes so much sense. This way, the company can make a lot of money buying waste that includes the really good stuff, like aluminium, plastic and glass — material that manufacturers will actually pay for.
So how much do you think they’d pay you for doing them the favour of gathering, separating and making available your recyclable garbage? Not a cent, sucker. They’re not paying you. You get to pay them.
