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New Study Shows Damaged Products Less Likely to Be Recycled

Does a dent in a soda can or a crumpled piece of paper affect people’s recycling habits? As it turns out, yes. A recent study titled “The Effect of Product Size and Form Distortion on Human Behavior,” makes an effort to explore what keeps people from recycling more. The results are somewhat surprising, and indicate […]

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