Recycling’s Dirty Secret: What is Residual Waste? #Recycle
The recycling process, often championed as a cornerstone of environmental sustainability, faces a significant challenge: residual waste. Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs), central hubs for processing recyclables, diligently sort materials, yet a portion inevitably ends up as contamination. This contamination, in turn, directly influences recycling rates which are the measure of success for recycling programs. Understanding […]