u/senorcacahuetes

My daughter, a junior in high school, is trying to improve plastic recycling in her school and our town. Initially her focus was on improving user motivation, i.e. getting her peers/people to care about putting items in the proper receptacles, but she’s now run into a larger issue: it seems that the municipality isn’t recycling plastics when items are properly sorted because it is purportedly not economically viable. Is anyone aware of any examples where this issue has been addressed on a local level or any resources that she can contact to try to rectify or improve this circumstance? Thanks.