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From Recycle To Reimagine: Keeping It Out Of The Trash

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There's a certain sense of virtue that comes from flinging an item into a recycle bin.  "At least I'm not throwing it away," you might think. 

But even before China clamped down on the recyclable materials it would accept, we were lagging behind other countries in recycling.  About 34% of our materials get recycled, a much lower rate than, for example, Germany's 65%. 

Why don't we recycle more?  Confusion is one reason, suggests Beth Porter.  She runs a websiteon recycling and just put out a book, Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Sorting Out the Recycling System.  Here's a chance to get your questions answered, about recycled materials and where they go.   
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.