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Originally Posted by esquire
The system in Winnipeg, as you will recall, is super easy. All recyclables just get dumped loose into the bins and gets sorted at a plant. Only shredded paper has to go into clear blue bags. However, the system may have backfired because the recycling authorities are always pleading with people not to dump non-recyclables into the bins... coffee cups/food containers are often mentioned, even diapers (who on earth would think that filled diapers are recyclable!??!).
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Yes, that approach is way easier, but ends up resulting in a lot of cross-contamination--usually food and grease on recyclables, which renders them impossible to recycle. Then they end up in landfill. Sorting at the residence is a pain, but the landfill-diversion rate is generally much higher.