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Ep 28: How Does Recycling Really Work?

Ep 28: How Does Recycling Really Work?

Update: 2021-03-25

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Are you curious about what happens after you throw things in your Blue Box? This episode talks about the new extended producer responsibility (EPR) proposal in Ontario, the economics behind recycling, the new compostable plastics, the limits of recycling glass, how recycling is affected by consumer behavior and more!

Special thanks to Linda Churchill from the Region of Waterloo, and Rob Reid from the University of Waterloo.

Any feedback? Questions? Contact us at https://uwaterlooewb.wixsite.com/podcast/contact

Contact Rob Reid at rj2reid@uwaterloo.ca, or watch his course lecture videos on solid waste at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLr4lo0bukvC0KCPcQotblg

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Ep 28: How Does Recycling Really Work?

Ep 28: How Does Recycling Really Work?

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