Your recyclables are going to the dump. Here’s why:

Californians continue to fill recycling bins as they have for years, but more of it is ending up in landfills.
The market for recyclables is tumbling, the diversion rate of trash headed to dumps is shrinking and trash bills are going up as the cost of recycling increases.
“We used to pay haulers for recyclables,” said Bob Asgian, assistant department head of Los Angeles County’s recycling and landfill operations.
“Now, they’re paying us (to take them).”
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