“I apologize.”
Apology accepted.
“your ilk “
Uh, my “ilk” is observant Jews who believe in God and try to follow His Torah. Including the parts that I’ve mentioned in this thread.
” ignores the cost on the consumers of sorting their trash, and also ignores the environmental costs of landfilling”
True. It takes a few seconds each week for me to open the recycling bin rather than the trash can!
“Try hiring people to sort it at the landfill and see if it is still cheaper. “
That would likely require a tax increase. And the contamination of recyclables with the real trash will reduce the value of the recyclables, increasing the costs even more.