Recycling Is Broken. Here’s How We Can Fix It.

Teacher or professor: It's Okay To Be Smart
Subject: Knowledge
Content of the Lesson: Thanks to Brilliant for supporting PBS. Learn more at: https://brilliant.org/BeSmart We’re on PATREON now! Join the community ►► https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub If everyone would just put more in the recycling bin instead of the trash can, the world would be a better place. Right? Well, that’s not exactly true. For many items that end up in the recycling bin, you’ve actually created more trash by trying to recycle them. You’ve also made it harder to recycle the stuff that CAN be saved, and basically demonstrated that recycling is broken… at least the way we do it today. Here’s how we can fix it. What can you recycle? Some helpful links: https://www.recyclenow.com/ https://www.wm.com/us/en/inside-wm/recycle-right/recycling-101 References: https://sites.google.com/view/recycling-is-broken/home Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons: AlecZero Bob Rosset Brent M. Diego Lombeida Sony Varghese ----------- Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart Twitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merch https://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smart Facebook https://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/


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