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Decades of public messages about recycling in the US have crowded out more sustainable ways to manage waste

  • Written by Michaela Barnett, Founder, KnoxFill, University of Virginia
imageA worker sorts cardboard at a recycling center in Newark, N.J.Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

You’ve just finished a cup of coffee at your favorite cafe. Now you’re facing a trash bin, a recycling bin and a compost bin. What’s the most planet-friendly thing to do with your cup?

Many of us would opt for the...

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