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Plastic packaging and bottles that consumers believe are going to local recycling plants are ending up buried in India, according to a UK news investigation. Read more.

Reusablebags.com Take: It’s an inconvenient truth that many items entering the recycling stream don’t get recycled. We’re seeing increasing evidence of recyclables getting burned or buried in landfills — or shipped overseas. Recycling has its place in reducing waste — but it’s no silver bullet (e.g., it doesn’t change consumption).

Want to learn more about why recycling doesn’t work for plastic bags? See our myth-busting article: Recycling Can Fix This, Right?