Recycling Is Broken. Here's How We Can Fix It.

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If everyone would just put more in the recycling bin instead of the trash can, the world would be a better place. Right? Well, thats not exactly true. For many items that end up in the recycling bin, youve actually created more trash by trying to recycle them. Youve also made it harder to recycle the stuff that CAN be saved, and basically demonstrated that recycling is broken at least the way we do it today. Heres how we can fix it.

What can you recycle? Some helpful links:
https://www.recyclenow.com/
https://www.wm.com/us/en/inside-wm/recycle-right/recycling-101

References: https://sites.google.com/view/recycling-is-broken/home

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