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11 Surprising Facts About the Things We Throw Away

One nation's trash could be put to much better use. We ponder what's being squandered.
By Katie Arnold-Ratliff
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Illustration: Jose Luis Merino

Had the estimated 32.7 billion aluminum cans tossed out in 2011 been redeemed at recycling centers, they could have netted about $820 million.

From the March 2013 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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