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Many communities are faced with difficult choices when it comes to expanding or even maintaining current recycling efforts. How will they pay for the service while state and federal financial support disappears? The answer often comes down to a choice between other critical services like police and fire protection or even street cleaning.
MARC J. ROGOFF, Approaches to Implementing Solid Waste Recycling Facilities
Many Americans believe that recycling will pay for itself. In fact, the claims that new industries and related job opportunities will be created could be viewed as an implied promise, yet to be fully realized. Certainly, more and more material recovery facilities are being opened and material manufacturing industries are retooling to accept recyclables. However, as communities strive to broaden their recycling efforts, the associated costs have risen and are often not offset by the development of a new industry.
MARC J. ROGOFF, Approaches to Implementing Solid Waste Recycling Facilities
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