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Viral garbage man reveals the recycling mistake millions of people have been making for years

For years, countless people have been spending extra time soaking jars in hot water, carefully peeling off sticky labels, and scrubbing packaging clean before tossing it into the recycling bin. It ...
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Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers used recycling as a fig leaf

YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images The plastics industry has worked for decades to convince people and policymakers that recycling would keep waste out of landfills and the environment. Consumers ...
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Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic-makers used recycling as a fig leaf

The plastics industry has worked for decades to convince people and policymakers that recycling would keep waste out of landfills and the environment. Consumers sort their trash so plastic packaging ...