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1 month agoOne major Bay Area city is particularly bad at recycling. City staff have a hands-on idea for how to turn it around.
Recycling contamination is a growing problem in San Jose, with 57% of waste in single-family recycling carts found to be non-recyclable.
Contamination costs the U.S. recycling system at least $300 million annually, leading to increased efforts to extract trash from recyclables. [ more ]