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See inside a factory processing your waste and items you should never put in the recycling bin
Only 5% of all the plastic in the U.S. gets recycled with something like 300 pounds per person ending up in the ocean. So, what actually happens when you throw a plastic bottle in the recycling bin? WRAL News takes you inside the factory processing your waste. Plus, here are recycling don'ts that could gunk up the whole system.
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Only 5% of all the plastic in the U.S. gets recycled with something like 300 pounds per person ending up in the ocean. So, what actually happens when you throw a plastic bottle in the recycling bin? WRAL News takes you inside the factory processing your waste. Plus, here are recycling don'ts that could gunk up the whole system.
Web Editor : Mark BerginReporter : Travis Fain
Photographer : Sean Braswell
Posted 2022-12-15T08:00:00-0500 - Updated 2022-12-15T18:25:09-0500