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Podcast: This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro
Episode: Saving The Planet One Plastic Bottle At A Time
Description: Recycling made both national and local headlines this week, with the State of California suing Exxon-Mobil for promoting the "myth" of recycling, and Akron city officials celebrating the fact that they're finally making money on recycling, because residents have gotten so good at keeping trash out of their recycling bins.
The two competing narratives; i.e.; "Recycling doesn't work, and it is all part of a money-grubbing plot on the part of oil companies", and "Hey this stuff really works and its great for the planet", point to the deeper truth about how much we rely on plastic, how bad...