rePlanet, California’s largest recycler, closed 191 recycling centers and laid off almost 300 people. This leaves many smaller communities without a place to take their cans and bottles.
rePlanet blames a decline in the commodity prices of aluminum and plastic along with increased costs for health insurance and a higher minimum wage.
According to Mark Oldfield with the California Department of Recycling and Recovery, much of the problem comes from the falling price in oil markets.
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