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This Green Earth

This Green Earth | January 3, 2023

By Chris Cherniak,
Nell Larson, Claire Wiley
Published January 3, 2023 at 10:04 AM MST
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Garten Services, a recycling facility in Oregon, where paper and metals still have markets but most plastic is thrown away. All plastic must first go through a recycling facility like this one, but only a fraction of the plastic produced actually winds up getting recycled.
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Garten Services, a recycling facility in Oregon, where paper and metals still have markets but most plastic is thrown away. All plastic must first go through a recycling facility like this one, but only a fraction of the plastic produced actually winds up getting recycled.

Take a deep dive into recycling and what simple actions you can take in the New Year to help curb the use of plastics.
And get a look at the whole picture, including what is happening with our plastics here in Summit and Wasatch counties, as well as what is happening on a national scale.

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Chris Cherniak
Chris is the co-host of “This Green Earth”, a weekly radio show covering environmental news and issues. Broadcast on KPCW, the NPR affiliate for Park City. He also sits on the boards of Recycle Utah and Summit Community Power Works.
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Nell Larson
Co-host of KPCW's This Green Earth.
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Claire Wiley
Claire is the producer and co-host of This Green Earth and a volunteer DJ on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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