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by _jal 2113 days ago
Weird to call this virtue signalling when it is something closer to municipal fraud. Many (most/all?) places have different pricing for waste vs 'recycling'.

Or maybe not; it just demonstrates 'virtue signalling' has about as much semantic payload as 'fake news' at this point. One consequence of internet-driven constant political engagement is that neologisms devolve into shibboleths really quickly.