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What is wishcycling? Two waste experts explain

  • Written by Jessica Heiges, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley
imageWhen in doubt, throw it out – but not in the recycling bin. Basak Gurbuz Derman/Moment via Getty Images

Wishcycling is putting something in the recycling bin and hoping it will be recycled, even if there is little evidence to confirm this assumption.

Hope is central to wishcycling. People may not be sure the system works, but they choose to...

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