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Why Recycling Options Lead People To Waste More

By Shankar Vedantam
Published June 2, 2017 at 5:02 AM EDT
Is recycling bad? No, but research suggests recycling can have a downside.
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Is recycling bad? No, but research suggests recycling can have a downside.

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Shankar Vedantam
Shankar Vedantam is the host and creator of Hidden Brain. The Hidden Brain podcast receives more than three million s per week. The Hidden Brain radio show is distributed by NPR and featured on nearly 400 public radio stations around the United States.
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