California leads the nation in loading up landfills by quite a lot
Trucks unload their trash at the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill in Irvine, CA on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. The landfill is operated by OC Waste & Recycling. Spring cleaning time is here and a lot of us are throwing more away than we usually do. Californians have more access to recycling than most states, but the percentage of what gets recycled is just 37%.
One major Bay Area city is particularly bad at recycling. City staff have a hands-on idea for how to turn it around. Every state but one, Montana, has at least something banned from disposal in its solid waste facilities — at minimum lead-acid batteries, as is the case in Arizona and Wyoming. Twenty-seven states have at least one mandatory recycling requirement.North Dakota has the highest percentage of households that cannot recycle at 66%. You can read the full 2024 report from the Recycling PartnershipOne major Bay Area city is particularly bad at recycling.
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