Standardising schemes across the country would just make it too easy for everyone, wouldn't it.... My pet rant is PVC. There is a process, that has been successfully piloted that will take any common plastic that contain no Chlorine (i.e. anything but PVC!), and splits it down to give a consistent product that can be specified to give motor fuel, or feedstocks for various plastics. It requires oil to be at about $30 a barrel to be economic, and in the UK, an population of a few million nearby to provide a sensible sized supply of recycling. ( I can't remember the exact figures, and they'll vary slightly with a plants efficiency anyway.)
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