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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.
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Illustration: Jose Luis Merino
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The roughly 38,000 miles of ribbon we toss each year is "enough to tie a bow around the Earth," points out California's department of recycling.
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From the March 2013 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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