Recycling centers are closing, so how can you still be green?

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Jul 27, 2016

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Recycling centers are closing, so how can you still be green?

California has one of the best recycling rates in the nation, but that could be taking a hit with the closure of one-fifth of the recycling centers in the state.

At Resource Management's Materials Recovery Facility, workers pull plastic bags, other trash and large pieces of cardboard off the conveyor belts before the mixed, single-stream recyclables enter the sorting machines.

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California has one of the best recycling rates in the nation, but that could be taking a hit with the closure of one-fifth of the recycling centers in the state.

The Golden State has a lot to be proud of because we have one of the best recycling rates in the nation.

But it's not easy being green.

That's because of some changes within California's recycling industry have shuttered about one-fifth of the state's recycling centers over the past year.

Lawmakers are rushing for a solution, but to explain what's happening – and what this means for you at home – Take Two chats with Susan Collins, executive director of the Container Recycling Institute.