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Daniel dances in the set.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and a red T-shirt under an unbuttoned pink shirt.

He says WELCOME BACK TO
TVO K NEWS.
NOW, ARE YOU RECYCLING WRONG?

On a screen behind him appears a picture of a recycling bin and the caption “Recycling 101.”

Daniel says WELL, MANY CANADIANS
ARE RECYCLING,
BUT MANY ARE ALSO THROWING
TOO MUCH GARBAGE
INTO THEIR BLUE BINS
BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW
WHAT CAN OR CANNOT BE CYCLED.
WHICH THEN CONTAMINATED
THE ENTIRE BIN.
BUT HOLD UP,
LET'S BREAK IT DOWN.
WHAT IS CONTAMINATION?
WELL, IT'S TECHNICAL TERM FOR
NONE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
OR GARBAGE FOUND IN THE SYSTEM.
INCLUDING LEFT OVER FOOD,
SOME PLASTIC PACKAGING,
CLOTHING, AND DANGEROUS
MATERIALS.
ONCE THESE CONTAMINATES ENTER
THE RECYCLING SYSTEM,
IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO CLEAN,
AND IS THEREFORE
TRANSFERRED INTO LANDFILLS.
NOW, LET'S CHECK OUT THIS MAP.

A map on screen shows the level of contamination in each city.

Daniel says THIS IS ROUGHLY HOW MUCH
CONTAMINATE OCCURS
IN EACH OF THESE MAJOR CITIES.
THAT MEANS FOR PLACES LIKE
TORONTO, AND EDMONTON,
A LOT OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
ARE GOING TO WASTE IN LANDFILLS.
SO, WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?
WELL, CITIES ARE URGING PEOPLE
TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
FIRST, EMPTY AND RINSE
OUT ALL CONTAINERS.
SECOND, MAKE SURE THAT YOU
ARE PLACING GARBAGE BAGS
IN GARBAGE CONTAINERS AND
NOT IN RECYCLING BINS.
THREE, CHECK YOUR LOCAL WASTE
REMOVAL WEBSITES TO SEE
WHAT MATERIALS ARE AND
ARE NOT RECYCLABLE.
BECAUSE TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE
THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
TVO KIDS, STAY TUNED BECAUSE OUR
FEATURE STORY IS UP NEXT.

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