America Finally Admits Recycling Doesn’t Work

As Discover magazine pointed out a decade ago, recycling is tricky business. A 2010 Columbia University study found that just 16.5 percent of the plastic collected by the New York Department of Sanitation was “recyclable.” “This results in nearly half of the plastics collected being landfilled,” researchers concluded. …more… Read all about it below: https://fee.org/articles/america-finally-admits-recycling-doesn-t-work/

Recycling at work… GARBAGE

For a number of years, we have had a recycling program going on where I work. They have these bins for plastic bottles and aluminum cans. While it is true that not all employees will make use of the receptacles, I would actually take the time to put my recyclables where they belong. Recently, I…