Does recycling actually work in the DC area?

What happens to that bottle you toss in the blue bin at home or at the coffee shop? Are our efforts to reduce waste in the D.C. area actually doing anything? For answers I talk to a local recycling guru and sustainability manager for the American Institute of Architects Charlotte Dreizen. We talk about why recycling matters to us here in the D.C. region and what’s at stake if we don’t get waste management under wraps.

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