Sure, but it's pretty obvious that plastic experts would be talking about plastic recycling in particular.
Yes but I would guess plastic makes up the majority of items. Paper/cardboard too which is also a scam to recycle in most systems.
Perhaps in a MRF context, but there's all kinds of recycling going on that isn't MRF.
I read a Pocket story recently about cartels of cardboard thieves. Just the concept itself was wild.
Diversion and repurposing on an individual and industrial scale also happens with milk crates and especially with wooden pallets, and probably also with plastic pallets.
No doubt. I was mystified by the repurposing being so lucrative as to encourage full blown cartels.