Confused about recycling? It’s not your fault - Shannon Odell
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If you’ve ever looked at the bottom of a disposable bottle or cup, you’ve probably noticed a recycling symbol. Seeing this, many people assume the item should be put in a recycling bin. Yet many plastics are incapable of being recycled at most centers. In fact, only 9% is recycled each year. So why are so few plastics recycled? And what do these symbols actually mean? Shannon Odell investigates.
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Meet The Creators
- Lesson Plan created by
- Cheney Munson
- Script Writer
- Shannon Odell
- Director
- Yuval Haker, Alon Sivan
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
- Animator
- Alon Sivan, Yuval Haker, Dana Roth, Pavelas Laptevas, John McColgan
- Music
- Dana Roth