The third world country that took US recycled trash was China - but they got tired of recycling used pizza boxes and dumped the last shipments at sea.
Now all your recycled trash, except metals and heavy cardboard, go to the local landfill or some neighboring town’s landfill.
Generations ago, we burned all of our garbage and trash of which there was very little, since there was almost no packaging.
My point, exactly! We bought Coke in returnable bottles, we hanned veggies and even meat in Mason jars, (I’m still using some that my grandmother bought in the fifties). I’m totally praying for the day when disposable diapers will have a 10c/each tax to pay for the government taking care of your brat’s shitty behind.
Yes, in some areas or when there is an over abundance but most paper and plastic is recycled.
“Generations ago, we burned all of our garbage and trash of which there was very little, since there was almost no packaging.”
I used to love throwing Mom’s used hairspray cans in the burn barrel. :)