Talk:Van der Linde Recycling

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Criticism

Critics of Van der Linde Recycling say that recyclables are contaminated when they are not separated.[1] Indeed, van der Linde competitor Allied Waste - which manages Charlottesville's source-separated curbside recyclables - has adopted the slogan "separate, don't contaminate." Peter van der Linde admits that contamination occurs, but argues that this is also true for other forms of recycling. The MRF's recovery rate is increasing.[2] Others point out that when Charlottesville residents separate their recyclables from their trash and place it on the curb for free collection, the materials are taken to a transfer station in Ivy and then transported 87 miles to an MRF in Chester, Virginia.[3]

  1. Web. Recycled remedy: Will Ivy 'transfer' to Van der Linde?, David McNair, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, 27 June 2013, retrieved 22 July 2013.
  2. Web. Trash talk: Single stream, dirty MRFs, and redefining waste, Graelyn Brashear, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, 11 June 2012, retrieved 23 July 2013.
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