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What happens to my recyclables?

 
King County Waste Stream Graph

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What's in your garbage?

Eighty percent of materials thrown away are resources – not waste.


Ever wonder what happens to your recyclables after they are picked up? Materials collected for recycling in King County become new products, many of them manufactured locally. This 9-minute video shows how the recycling loop works (YouTube), from collection to remanufacture to new product.

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Updated: Feb. 8, 2013


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