How single-stream recycling works — and how your choices can make it work better

The Conversation reports on single-stream recycling, emphasizing its convenience but noting significant contamination issues ...
abc13

Mechanical recycling: A look inside one of many ways to recycle plastic

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For the past two weeks, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith has covered how the City of Houston manages recycling, specifically looking at how plastic is recycled. And when it ...
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4 ways to recycle plastic plant pots – clear out garden mess and stay green in the process

Plastic plant pots are a ubiquitous item in the garden, regardless of size or style, but they're one of those items that you may be unsure of how to dispose of once broken or if you no longer have use ...
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How They Recycle & Generate Money With Millions of Used Plastic Bottles

In this episode on Tekniq, we venture into the recycling of plastic bottles, the reuse of all kinds of plastic materials, how biogas is carried around and stored at homes using plastic bags, and the ...
The Washington Post

You’re probably recycling plastic wrong. And it’s not your fault.­­

Picture this: You finish a drink from a red Solo cup, and before throwing it out, you check the bottom of the cup to see the iconic recycling symbol. That means it can be tossed in the recycling bin, ...
NPR

The importance of recycling plastic may be a myth

So many of us have grown up learning not to throw away plastics - right? -like, that they belong in the recycling bin, not the trash. Well now, California is suing ExxonMobil and saying that that is a ...