There has been no change in recycling markets over the past few months since China drastically reduced the amount of contaminants they would accept in any shipment.  Jim Winterbottom of Hood River Garbage and The Dalles Disposal says they have continued to collect curbside co-mingled recyclables…take them to the Wasco County Landfill, and handle them as if they are about to be recycled in hopes of a market rebound.  But he says that won’t be sustainable for much longer, given the financial impacts of paying increased tipping fees at the landfill.  He adds there will be conversations with the nine jurisdictions they serve to see how those governments want to go forward.  Winterbottom says one of the steps they are taking is to educate customers on what can and cannot be recycled and how items should be cleaned before disposal.  He says the hope is they can clean up the recycling stream to the point where they can get it back to market.