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Stemming the tide of trash: 5 essential reads on recycling

  • Written by Jennifer Weeks, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation
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A year after China upended global materials markets by banning imports of much solid waste, the effects are still rippling around the globe. Many U.S. recyclers are awash in materials they formerly sent to China for processing. Some cities with few options are burning recyclables in incinerators....

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