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realize-finiteworld t1_j2chqyb wrote

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This is definitely true for the easy to recycle materials. However, a redemption program is ideal for collecting clear glass bottles and other materials that lose value when they are co-mingled at the curb/blue bin.

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HappilyhiketheHump t1_j2exs2f wrote

No. The redemption program costs unnecessary time, money and CO2. Put the glass in the bin and it can be sorted at the recycling facility like all the other items.
Additionally, the value of recycled glass, even clear glass is very low.

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realize-finiteworld t1_j2f9oho wrote

It only gets crushed into mixed glass in VT and never gets recycled back into glass items. The only valuable glass to glass recycling programs keep colors separate

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