What can you actually put in your yellow recycling bin? An environmental scientist explains

When items travel along a conveyor belt at a sorting facility, they move past a fast-spinning magnetic rotor at the end. This ...
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Recyclers Across the U.S. Invite the Public to See How Recycling Works This May

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) announces the second year of Recycling in Action—an initiative designed to show the public what happens after ...
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How to read recycling symbols — and why those numbers matter

When I visited my friend in Scotland, I was amazed to see how little waste from her family of four actually went into the garbage can. Besides their good habits of buying items with minimal packaging, ...
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The dos and don’ts of recycling: How to keep programs running smoothly

(Item 4: Water bottles) Studies have linked BPA (Bisphenol A) and phthalates, chemicals found in plastic water bottles that can lead to health conditions like cancer and heart disease. If a plastic ...