Science has a garbage problem. Why aren't recycling schemes more
By A Mystery Man Writer
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In the blue bag and to the curb, but then what?
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Why is recycling so important? The dirty truth behind our trash
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Developing Countries Need New Solutions: Waste Management Rethought, by Madhav Malhotra, Age of Awareness
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Yet Another Problem With Recycling: It Spews Microplastics
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Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is getting worse : r/Futurology
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Recycling Symbols and What they Mean
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Detroit recycling rates double, but barriers remain - BridgeDetroit
Hossein Abdoli posted on LinkedIn
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Is what we're recycling actually getting recycled?
Simone Eizagirre – The Wire Science