While we were having a hissy fit about biweekly recycling in Atlanta, a little known publication called the New York Times was busy writing about how the recyclables market has tanked. They state:
On the West Coast, for example, mixed paper is selling for $20 to $25 a ton, down from $105 in October, according to Official Board Markets, a newsletter that tracks paper prices. And recyclers say tin is worth about $5 a ton, down from $327 earlier this year. There is greater domestic demand for glass, so its price has not fallen as much.
We have doubts that Mayor Frankilin was weighing these factors when deciding to scale back Atlanta’s recycling program. But, y’know, blind dogs, broken clocks, and other such cliches.

[98% decline - no biggie.]
The Gwinnett County government, who recently reclaimed (hooray for prison labor) their recycling program from private companies, had better hope their economic model figured in these sagging prices.
Non-sequiturish Related Note:
E-Waste Recycling at Grady Next Saturday
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