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Decades of public messages about recycling in the US have crowded out more sustainable ways to manage waste

  • Written by Michaela Barnett, Founder, KnoxFill, University of Virginia
Decades of public messages about recycling in the US have crowded out more sustainable ways to manage wasteA worker sorts cardboard at a recycling center in Newark, N.J.Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

You’ve just finished a cup of coffee at your favorite cafe. Now you’re facing a trash bin, a recycling bin and a compost bin. What’s the most planet-friendly thing to do with your cup?

Many of us would opt for the...

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