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wishcycling

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  • Wishcycling is the act of putting items we think are recyclable into the recycle bin when in fact it’s not recyclable.

    The Danger of “Wishcycling” 2024

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  • scarequotes commented on the word wishcycling

    https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2019/08/recycling-wishcycling-china-plastics-zero-waste-bags-straws/

    If you’re like me, you’ve looked at a paper coffee cup or an empty tube of toothpaste and thought, “Is this recyclable?” before tossing it in the recycling bin, hoping someone, somewhere, would sort it out. People in the waste management industry call this habit “wishcycling.” According to Marian Chertow, director of the Solid Waste Policy program at Yale University, “a wishcycler wants to do the right thing and feels that the more that he or she can recycle, the better.”

    January 29, 2020