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My wife and I recycle religiously, even though it doesn't work. I'm not sure why we bother. In any case, our local situation requires dropping various items off at three separate facilities, with the recyclables separated into seven categories: Glass, hard plastic, plastic films, non-aluminum metals, aluminum, paper, and cardboard. We don't have enough bins in the house, so I wind up consolidating items and doing the final separating before we load the car.
A better solution has been created by Design Studio Manade. The Paris-based consultancy designed this Tribu system of connectable and interchangeable bins, with the option to color-code the lids as needed.
I like that they come in different sizes (plastic films take up way less space than say, glass vessels). The white bins and colored lids can be had in polypropylene or ABS, and the black units are made from recycled and recyclable polypropylene. If, you know, you still feel like that makes a difference.
The bins are manufactured and sold by Magnuson Group, who has rebranded them Sortmate.
I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.
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Sortmate Modular Sorting Bins, for Those Who Still Bother Recycling
"for those who still bother" that's a poor title.
Really does feel super defeatist and a bit pessimistic. I know its hard and I totally get the frustration but I like coming here and finding articles that are atleast a bit hope inspiring. This just reminds me stuff sucks
Terrible title and intro. The article cited only covers 2 (maybe 1) of the seven categories the author suggests sorting. Paper, glass, and metal are all very effectively recycled. How very chic of you to think recycling is a waste of your time, though. Now you can write more blog posts selling plastic.