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Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE) with Robin Nagle

Ologies with Alie Ward

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Recycle Your Food Containers

Recycling company Recology says to empty all food residue and liquids from your food containers before tossing them in the recycling container. They say, for example, if there's a small amount of ketchup remaining in the bottle, give it a quick rinse to ensure you don't contaminate other recycled paper or plastic products. "Mango" is either the thing itself or the act of deciding to retrieve that thing. My best ever was after a big snowstorm when the whole workforce of the Department of Sanitation was put on snow removal,. But we're still making the garbage. We never stop making the garbage."

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