Stop ‘Wishcycling’: Recycle The Right Way For Your Area

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
The optical sorter at the Outagamie County MRF uses light and jets of air to separate recycled materials.
The optical sorter at the Outagamie County Material Recovery Facility uses light and jets of air to separate recycled materials. Photo courtesy of Outagamie County Recycle and Solid Waste and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 

Many of us take advantage of a recycling service where we live, but there’s likely a thing or two you could learn about how you may be ‘wishcycling’ or throwing away something that could actually go in the other bin. We talk with the director of one Wisconsin county’s recycling unit about some common mistakes.

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Host
  • Natalie Guyette Producer
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Meleesa Johnson Guest