Can We Fix Recycling? Some Companies Are Trying

Tiffany Duong, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution

Can We Fix Recycling? Some Companies Are Trying
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The U.S. relies on single-stream recycling systems, wherein recyclables of all sorts are placed into the same bin to be sorted and cleaned at recycling facilities. This seemingly simple system actually results in very little being correctly recycled and requires more manpower on the processing side to sort through what well-meaning consumers incorrectly toss into their recycling bins.

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