Abstract
The U.S. needs to recycle its outdated recycling industry. It can bring good well-paying jobs, reduce harmful gas emissions, and energize markets and local economies. The U.S. recycles only a third of its wastes; even so, with 1.1 million employees, it grosses $236 billion a year. But now it must transform the operation into a resource recovery infrastructure.
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