Does recycling actually help the climate? » Yale Climate Connections
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Here are four myths to avoid in a wasteland of misinformation.
  • Myth: If you dispose of recyclables properly, they will be recycled.
  • Myth: Recycling is the best thing you can do to fight against climate change.
  • Myth: “Reduce,” “reuse,” and “recycle” are equally beneficial.
  • Myth: Anyone can recycle.
  • Reality: Recycling education could be more than just trash talk.
  • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Many people believe recycling is the ultimate antidote to climate change.

    Do they? I’ve never heard it. I’ve heard people say recycling is a way to reduce waste and pollution, but not that it addresses climate change. Is this really a common belief?