Recycling jumps when garbage collection drops, new research shows

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Mar 3, 2026, 5:10 pm163 pts
Despite some modest progress over the past two decades, Canada's waste diversion efforts remain wanting: according to the Canadian government, only 27% of the country's waste is recycled, composted, or otherwise diverted from disposal. In 2022, 26.6 million tons of solid waste wound up in landfills or was…

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