Sustainability experts say recycling doesn’t have to be that hard. Here are some of the biggest recycling mistakes people make—and what you should be doing instead.

Why is recycling so complicated?

What is recyclable varies greatly depending on where you live. “Recycling is unfortunately more complicated than we’d like it to be,” says Miller. “Everybody’s recycling rules are going to be slightly different, which is what makes it so hard.”

That’s because different recycling plants use different equipment, and so they have different recycling rules.

Seven states, including California, Maryland, and Maine, have taken steps to fix that by…

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