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PostJuly 20, 2020

The MIT Environmental Solution Initiative's Rapid Response Group tackles the reasons behind MIT’s dropping recycling rate.

MIT ESI Rapid Response Group has found that only 35% of recyclable material at MIT is making it to recycling bins. In order to improve waste management and recycling they are also taking a closer look at reducing food waste and food on recyclables. Read more here. 

by Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS)
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