A new state law implemented yesterday makes it illegal for landfills to accept plastic bottles. Thus, if you throw them in your trash, instead of recycling them, you will be aiding and abetting criminal activity.
The N&O story here contains a photo of plastic bottles in a recycling bin. The caption is priceless: “Starting today, plastic bottles will be banned from state landfills, but the state has no enforcement plan.” (emphasis added) Now let’s keep it that way.
The legislators who passed this crazy law better start thinking about their political future. There is a huge and vocal backlash against the garbage police, the lawn watering police, the improper tree trimming police, and, the latest, the better cut your lawn properly police.
