Pandemic-Driven ‘Wishcycling' Is Causing Big Problems At Recycling Centers

CBS Minnesota

June 1, 2021

Think about how much your habits changed during the pandemic. All of those shifts are noticeable at local residential recycling facilities, and some of them are causing problems.

WCCO went to the Eureka Recycling facility in Minneapolis that serves residents in cities across the metro to see what we’re doing wrong. Lynn Hoffman is Eureka’s co-president.

“This discard stream, it really tells stories about what’s happening in our communities,” Hoffman said.

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