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Sunday, September 20, 2009

When Recycling Is Bad for the Environment

Glass, metal, and paper are pretty straightforward, but when it comes to plastic, things get tricky. The truth is that what you can recycle depends on where you live and what materials your city’s facilities can handle. There are many different types of plastic, and they cannot all be recycled together. So unless you’re diligent about sorting all your plastics, then “recycling” that yogurt container may be doing more harm than simply throwing it away.

Recycling is generally far better than sending waste to landfills and relying on new raw materials to drive the consumer economy.

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