Skid in Oil Prices Pulls the Recycling Industry Down With It

As oil prices sink, it becomes cheaper to make new plastic and other materials than it is to recycle them from garbage, hitting the recycling industry hard. [Source]

Publication Date: Friday, 12 February 2016 at 17:18:48

Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline

Topics: industry, recycling, hitting, garbage, recycle, materials, plastic, cheaper, becomes, prices, Industry, Recycling, Pulls, Prices

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