Recycling is a Failure, But a Solution is Already Here

The city of St. Petersburg, Florida’s “waste-to-energy” program is the perfect alternative to recycling.

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I remembered what a failure recycling programs are today as I grabbed a piece of toast and plopped it down on a plastic saucer. The saucer would not be recycled. But after throwing it in my city’s trash bin, it would eventually get burned at 2500 degrees Fahrenheit…