Following a plastic water bottle
Ever feel smug when you toss a plastic water bottle into the recycling bin, proud that you’ve “done your part” to help the planet?
Yeah, me, too.
Ever take that feeling a bit further and marry it with curiosity to see what happens afterward? Where does that bottle go? What happens to it, and all the other recycled materials?
Not long ago, I succumbed to my curiosity and was shocked at how little I knew. I’d assumed so much, yet a trip to our nearest MRF (material recovery facility) wasn’t to the facility 10 miles away. It…
