My trip to the L.A. County dump changed my mind about recycling

I always thought sorting plastics was useless until I watched a worker pull out a bin full of crushed water bottles and say 'these get turned into carpet fiber for Ford trucks.' The whole facility runs on methane from the garbage, 3 megawatts worth every day. Anyone else seen how a real sorting facility operates?

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jamie_clark3mo ago

I used to think the whole recycling thing was just for show, but after seeing that methane generator in action I changed my mind. They are running the whole place off the trash itself, that is pretty wild.

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diana_moore753mo ago

Methane comes from rotting food not regular trash.

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