https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/08/06/as-recycling-giant-shuts-down-concerns-over-plastic-scourge-grows/

Our story Monday about California’s largest recycling operator shutting down its 284 centers and laying off hundreds of employees has sent shock waves through the recycler community. And beyond the obvious fallout of lost jobs and a drastic cut in the number of places for people to redeem their bottles and cans there is one glaring byproduct to this news:

More plastic in places it doesn’t belong.