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    "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTcoGluWQIxCK7ON7wla8fA",
    "https://www.instagram.com/macyagilliam/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/dylanoza/",
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    "https://glasshalffull.co/",
    "https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477323700/",
    "https://bookshop.org/p/books/citizen-coke-the-making-of-coca-cola-capitalism-bartow-j-elmore/92de4b9ce8f7b948",
    "Coca-Cola lowers ambition with new 2035 packaging sustainability targets",
    "https://web.archive.org/web/20180119172659/https://www.coca-colacompany.com/press-center/press-releases/the-coca-cola-company-announces-new-global-vision-to-help-create",
    "City Council decision to drop universal recycling program followed opposition from waste haulers - Verite News New Orleans",
    "You had questions about recycling in New Orleans. Here’s what we know.",
    "As deadline approaches, mayor seeks to revive no-cost federal grant for universal recycling — but does not want money for carts - Verite News New Orleans"
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  "textContent": "Recycling is one of the most complex industries in the US. It’s highly localized and not all that profitable. So what’s actually going on? I followed the entire lifecycle of a plastic bottle to find out.\n\nFollow Macy and Dylan\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTcoGluWQIxCK7ON7wla8fA\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/macyagilliam/\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/dylanoza/\n\nEver wonder who pays me what in these videos? I’ll tell you!\n\nNo one paid us anything to make this. We (Morning Brew) funded this entirely and retain full editorial control. Republic did give us that cool little lego truck, though.\n\nIntro music by Caleb Moore https://open.spotify.com/artist/5MvhDtSpUj3Y95BuiRtnp2?si=1-vmTXI4Sg2giXkJxEVGlA&nd=1&dlsi=f58de4683a4c4acc\n\nFurther reading\n\nGlass Half Full https://glasshalffull.co/\n\nProfessor Lily’s book, Resisting Garbage https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477323700/\n\nCitizen Coke https://bookshop.org/p/books/citizen-coke-the-making-of-coca-cola-capitalism-bartow-j-elmore/92de4b9ce8f7b948\n\nCoca-Cola lowers ambition with new 2035 packaging sustainability targets\n\nWayback machine link for Coke’s World Without Waste https://web.archive.org/web/20180119172659/https://www.coca-colacompany.com/press-center/press-releases/the-coca-cola-company-announces-new-global-vision-to-help-create\n\nMore on New Orleans recycling\n\nCity Council decision to drop universal recycling program followed opposition from waste haulers - Verite News New Orleans\n\nYou had questions about recycling in New Orleans. Here’s what we know.\n\nAs deadline approaches, mayor seeks to revive no-cost federal grant for universal recycling — but does not want money for carts - Verite News New Orleans",
  "title": "I turned this plastic bottle into new plastic - why was it so hard?"
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