Nationally, a lot of plastic gets thrown away even if it goes in a recycle bin. But the people in charge of recycling in the City of Kalamazoo say it all depends on where you live.
“There’s value in these materials in Michigan, to have them be recycled,” said Chris Broadbent, the solid waste coordinator for the city of Kalamazoo.
Broadbent said Kalamazoo’s recycling program accepts plastics numbers one through seven because there is a market for them…