Recycling: Truth or Myth? 

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* 1. “All plastics labeled with a recycling symbol and a number are recyclable.”

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* 2. “Even if my garbage ends up in a landfill, it all decomposes eventually, right?”

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* 3. “The recycling industry is bigger than you think. Recycling in the United States alone accounts for more than 680,000 jobs and $37.8 billion in wages.”

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* 4. “At 32%, we have already exceeded our (U.S.) national recycling rate [percentage of waste materials that are collected and processed for recycling out of the total waste generated] goals.”

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* 5. “Be extremely careful when you recycle. Tossing something that's not actually recyclable into the recycling bin will cause the entire bin to be tossed out.”

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* 6. “It’s believed that as much as 25% of all recycling in the U.S. is contaminated.”

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* 7. “Recycling uses more resources than it saves.”

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* 8. “Pizza boxes are recyclable.”

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* 9. “It’s best to keep recyclables loose and not put in bags or boxes.”

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* 10. “When you recycle a water bottle, it gets turned into another water bottle!”

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