Recycling with Deborah Raphael

What this episode covers

Many “recyclable” materials are not recycled or even recyclable. While papers and metals are recycled at relatively high rates, recycling rates for plastic are below 10 percent. Most plastics display numerical codes, purporting to denote a standardized and elaborate recycling system. But the system is convoluted, sometimes confusing even recycling facilities and identifying recycling processes that are not used. For a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/recycling-with-deborah-raphael/

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