Mr. Clapp is a journalist and the author of “Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash,” from which this essay is adapted.

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Wouldn't that eliminate the illegal dumping at the collection sites which should no longer be required? Also, it would help if manufacturers didn't bundle everything in so much plastic.