We can recycle everything we use, including cigarette butts and toothbrushes. So why don’t we?

Recycling almost everything we use is already possible, so why have global recycling rates stagnated? Image: REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
Tom Szaky
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TerraCycle

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