How Do You Turn A Pile Of Trash Into A Pile Of Cash?

California’s new recycling plan sounds almost too good to be true. Can something this simple really create 110,000 new jobs AND do as much for the environment as taking 50 million cars off the road?I’m rooting for California — and for the rest of us to follow their lead.

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Alisha Huber

Jul 3, 2014

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