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Can recycling solve the world's trash problem?

PBS NewsHour - Science by PBS NewsHour

Aug 21, 2026Science & Medicine

Reduce, reuse, recycle. It's the mantra heard for decades, but does it work? There's a lingering cynicism that recycling is a scam, that it doesn't really help, and it's more about making us feel good than doing somethin...

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Can recycling solve the world's trash problem? is an episode from PBS NewsHour - Science by PBS NewsHour. Reduce, reuse, recycle. It's the mantra heard for decades, but does it work? There's a lingering cynicism that recycling is a scam, th...

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Published Aug 21, 2026, audio available.