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Products That Cannot Be Recycled

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Maria Christensen

On the surface, recycling seems simple and clear. It's easy to assume glass, paper, aluminum and plastic bottles can all be recycled, and for the most part that is true. Things get a little fuzzy when you discover some glass and paper, and lots of plastic, can't be recycled.

Since 1997, Maria Christensen has written about business, history, food, culture and travel for diverse publications. She ran her own business writing employee handbooks and business process manuals for small businesses, authored a guidebook to Seattle, and works as an accountant for a software company. Christensen studied communications at the University of Washington and history at Armstrong Atlantic State University.