Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, the EPA estimates that waste in the U.S. increases by more than 25%, or by about 1 million tons. That’s 2 billion pounds of garbage.
That’s gift wrapping, the plastic bubbles and ties on toys, cups, and other items from restaurants, decorations — just so many items.
People are more aware of recycling, so not all of it ends up in a landfill. But there are so many different plastics, papers, paper-and-plastic containers — we all have questions about what can and cannot be recycled. Pizza boxes? Plastic-coated wrapping paper? The thing plastic around a toy figurine? Those plastic New Year's Eve champagne glasses? Fake trees? Real trees?
Our panel of recycling experts are from UNLV, Republic Services and MGM Resorts, which has an extensive recycling program.
Guests: Tara Pike, sustainability coordinator, UNLV; Steve Orrico, manager of community relations, Republic Services; Michael Gulich, VP of sustainability, MGM Resorts
