PBS Newshour, Nov. 14, 2021
For years, Americans have been encouraged to recycle, but global changes to the market for recycled material has led to a realization that just because that symbol is on the package or it’s placed in a blue bin, doesn’t necessarily mean a used product will go on to have a second life. Hari Sreenivasan reports from Maine on a new law – the first in the nation – that advocates are hoping transforms the way the state recycles. Watch the 9 minute piece here