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Here is Recycling 101. The yellow bin is a mixed recycling bin, encompassing glass bottles, cartons, aluminum, and plastic. The blue bin is where the paper based materials and cardboard belong. The red bin collects materials with thin plastic lining like plastic bags. Finally, the green bin symbolizes composting, taking in food scraps, and prunings.
(Photo Credit: Pawel Czerwinski / Unsplash)

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In 2021, protesters lined up outside the COP26 Climate summit in Glasgow to advocate for more strict guidelines and regulation on large corporations, in order to limit greenwashing.

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