Letter: We can’t seem to handle our own waste

I am not sure of the rest of the state, but here in Midvale we recently received a notice that severely restricts what we dispose of as recyclable wastes. The only things we can now dispose as a recyclable are metal cans, flattened corrugated cardboard and plastic containers with necks (cleaned before disposing). This is alleged to be because the recyclers in China, no less, will only take these items.Shame on America. We can’t seem to handle our own waste! However, that is not true. We ha