COVID-19 Is Laying Waste to Many U.S. Recycling Programs

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By The ConversationJul 4, 2020, 1:13 pm356 pts
By Brian J. Love and Julie Rieland The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the U.S. recycling industry. Waste sources, quantities and destinations are all in flux, and shutdowns have devastated an industry that was already struggling. Many items designated as reusable, communal or secondhand have been temporarily…

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