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Aurora recycling plant repurposes waste items once thought to be unrecyclable

Chicagoland residents are not recycling as much as the rest of the country. While the national recycling rate is 30%, Chicagoland residents recycle roughly 20% of waste, according to national and local recycling data.

Exactly what people can recycle is expanding beyond the typical paper and aluminum products.

ABC7-Chicago · Jun 14, 2024

How the recycling symbol lost its meaning

The difficulty of recycling plastic can make the chasing-arrows symbol near meaningless, with environmental groups calling plastic recycling a “false solution.” Only around 5 percent of plastic waste in the United States gets shredded or melted down so that it can be used again

The Grist · Jun 12, 2024

Up Paint partners with TerraCycle

Up Paint, a Michigan-based upcycled paint company, has partnered with TerraCycle, an international leader in recycling hard-to-recycle materials.

Waste Today Magazine · Jun 7, 2024