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Found out my city's recycling rate is only 18% from a report on the town website
I was looking up trash pickup schedules and saw the annual waste report. It said our actual recycling rate is 18%, not the 50% I always assumed. I found it in the public documents section under 'Environmental Services'. Has anyone else checked their local numbers and been surprised?
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stellaj707mo ago
Wow, that's a gut punch. I mean, I see so many blue bins out on the curb every week that I just assumed we were doing okay. Makes you wonder what actually gets sorted out at the plant.
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barnes.shane7mo ago
It's the same with those "green" products at the store. The package screams recycled, but the fine print says it's only 10% post-consumer material. We're surrounded by marketing that makes us feel better without the numbers to back it up.
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