Did you toss that plastic takeout container in a recycling bin? Odds are you aren't actually doing much for the environment. The packaging could end up in a landfill in the U.S. or be shipped abroad and burned. The tiny plastic particles may ultimately show up in your blood, the rain and the air. Environmental advocates have long encouraged citizens to "reduce, reuse, recycle." But the truth is, most products put in U.S. recycling bins don't go where Americans think they do. "Some of it is shipped to recycling. Some of it is burned. Some of it ends up in landfills and, depending on the state of the landfill, a lot of it seeps into our groundwater," said Kathleen Rogers, president of Earth Day Network. To learn more about where your recycling really goes, and what you can do about it, follow the link in bio. ♻️