Why is recycling not done at the level of the dumps themselves by professionals as opposed to individual people?

Question

People are always expected to recycle themselves, but wouldn’t going through the garbage be easier in the dumps themselves to sift all recyclable waste from non-recyclable waste and sending it to the appropriate places be a more efficient and reliable way of doing things? Is this being done in any country, and if not, why not?

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

There is a conveyor belt with about 5-8 employees sifting through it at the waste management center. But it is a tremendously arduous task. That’s why they tell you to recycle!