In addition to having an abundance of people with pre-existing health conditions, Detroit has earned itself the title of the “Poorest Big city in the nation” with 1 in 3 residents living in poverty. Despite seeing growth in salary for the last two years the number of people in poverty has not changed, and as of January Detroit’s unemployment was double the state’s average at 8.8%. In the midst of the pandemic, unemployment has skyrocketed, due to business closures and the fact than an estimated…
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Recycling, Yard Waste, and Composting During the Pandemic
Of course, the recycling industry was already in an era of massive upheaval BEFORE the global pandemic. COVID-19 is just making things worse. You’ve no doubt noticed the effect that the pandemic has had on gas prices. Low oil and gas prices mean recycling makes less and less sense economically – since plastic is made from oil, cheap oil means cheap plastic. And when oil is cheap, using virgin plastic makes more economic sense than using recycled plastic.