The Future of Recycling
Publisher |
WNYC Studios
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Daily News
News
News Commentary
Politics
Publication Date |
Mar 22, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:21:10

Since China has stopped accepting as much recycled materials from the U.S., the cost for cities to recycle has gone up dramatically, leading to many cities to give up. Michael Corkery, New York Times business reporter, explains more of what's behind recycling-costs.html">the story and Cole Rosengren, senior editor of Waste Dive, an industry publication, talks about NYC's progress toward "zero waste."  New York is ahead of other cities, but 2019 will be a "turbulent year for recycling" nationwide.

Since China has stopped accepting as much recycled materials from the U.S., the cost for cities to recycle has gone up dramatically, leading to many cities to give up. Michael Corkery, New York Times business reporter, explains more of what's behind recycling-costs.html">the story and Cole Rosengren, senior editor of Waste Dive, an industry publication, talks about NYC's progress toward "zero waste."  New York is ahead of other cities, but 2019 will be a "turbulent year for recycling" nationwide.

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