A study published by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives pins low recycling rates in U.S. cities squarely on hard-to-recycle plastics that are collected through curbside programs. The GAIA report looked at Baltimore; Detroit; Long Beach, Calif.; Minneapolis; and Newark, …
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Report says plastic drags down municipal recycling systems
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