THE ONION • July 20, 2019
Maine has become the first state in the country to shift costs of recycling from taxpayers to the companies that create consumer packaging, while also giving them the responsibility of disposing of nonrecyclable containers. What do you think? said Joseph Ovalles, a mask historian. “So glad that I held off on recycling,” remarked Corey Thoma, a systems analyst. “This isn’t nearly as satisfying as making the CEO of Coca-Cola push around huge bags of recycling in a shopping cart,” exclaimed pet photographer Corinna Harris.