Recycling had a bit of a public relations problem in 2015 -for a stretch there it seemed as though a month didn't go by without someone taking a swipe at the industry. With commodities markets struggling, the time was ripe for New York Times columnist John Tierney and many others to wonder about the value of recycling anything other than aluminum beverage containers and old corrugated cardboard. The sky was falling and no one was shy about saying so. And many were quick to blame glass.
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