PSA: stop calling your plastic recycling 'doing your part' when 80% of it ends up in the Harrisburg incinerator

Emma Green · 2026-10-09T02:25:04.680867+00:00

I toured the plant last spring and watched a bale of yogurt cups get dumped straight into the burn pile because the black plastic trays contaminate the whole load, so what's the actual fix here, do we just stop buying it or is there a drop off spot that actually takes it?

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