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Dan Fenstermaker discusses recycling with the Brea Public Works Department's team, covering history, misconceptions, and the importance of proper waste sorting.

Dan Fenstermaker talks trash with the Brea Public Works Department’s Recycling Team, Francesca Vivanti & Destiny Garcia. In part one of this two part topic, learn about the history behind recycling legislation and efforts (2:44), common misconceptions that lead to “wish-cycling” (7:36), what happens to your recyclables once they leave your property (14:37), and what happens if we don’t properly sort our waste (17:33). For more information visit CityofBrea.gov/RecycleBrea This episod...

People in this episode

Host: Dan Fenstermaker

Guests: Francesca Vivanti, Destiny Garcia

Topics covered

• recycling
• waste management
• legislation
• misconceptions
• environmental impact

Keywords

• recycling
• wish-cycling
• waste sorting
• Brea
• public works

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brea Public Works Department, City of Brea

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