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  "id": 2452798,
  "title": "Can recycling solve the world's trash problem?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/can-recycling-solve-the-worlds-trash-problem-2452798",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-21T23:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/horizons/2026/08/can-recycling-solve-the-worlds-trash-problem"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Reduce, reuse, recycle. It's the mantra heard for decades, but does it work? There's a lingering cynicism that recycling is a scam, that it doesn't really help, and it's more about making us feel good than doing something meaningful. Horizons moderator William Brangham separates fact from fiction with Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli of WATS and Judith Enck of Beyond Plastics.",
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        "title": "Can recycling solve the world's trash problem?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/can-recycling-solve-the-worlds-trash-problem",
        "published": "2026-08-21T23:00:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}