The EPA estimates there’s an increase in waste in the weeks from November to January 1 each year — a lot of it no doubt due to all the those holiday boxes, wrapping paper and packaging. That can lead to some pretty packed dumpsters and recycling bins this time of year. But what happens to all that refuse in the recycling bin? Edel Howlin puts an item in recycling and tracks it through Waste Management’s process.
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