Johnson County closed all six free recycling drop-off sites last year; one of the first to make this move in the country. With fewer buyers, the value of recyclables has gone down, which has significantly increased the cost of collecting them. People need to understand that much of what they are disposing is not recyclable. The non-recyclables then contaminate whatever good material may have been in the bin. Contaminated bins raise the chance of all that material ending up in the landfill.

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