Test Your Recycling Knowledge
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Berkeley
If knowledge is power, then the new Netflix documentary series "Broken" may well serve as a catalyst for the Reuse Revolution. Ecology Center's Executive Director Martin Bourque features in the "Recycling Sham" episode, which shows how corporations falsely market single-use plastic products as recyclable. They visit Bay Area recyclers including Berkeley Curbside Recycling, where Martin shares some sobering truths: "The calculations are today that 9% of all plastic ever made has been recycled, and the rest of it has been buried, burned, dumped into the environment, or is sitting in landfill if it's contained."
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