"This is 100% true, we definitely have all got to get better about generating less waste, and cleaning what we do recycle." - AVERY TRUFELMAN, National Sword, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalSword #NationalRecyclingDay #AveryTrufelman

"You can't recycle THIS container!" - ROBERT REED, National Sword, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalSword #GlobalRecyclingDay #RobertReed

"Cities could subsidize their recycling pickup programs from the money they made selling these materials to China." - AVERY TRUFELMAN, National Sword, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalSword #NationalRecyclingDay #AveryTrufelman

"And of course, the beverage industry was against it." - AVERY TRUFELMAN, National Sword, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalSword #NationalBeverageDay #AveryTrufelman

"She never gets sent to school because she is helping her parents watch her younger siblings and sort through mountains of shredded plastic!" - AVERY TRUFELMAN, National Sword, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalSword #NationalSiblingsDay #AveryTrufelman

"In the United States, recycling programs vary depending on individual cities, counties, and states." - AVERY TRUFELMAN, National Sword, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalSword #GlobalRecyclingDay #AveryTrufelman

"Again, it's absolutely true that we need to get better at using less, and cleaning our recycling, and researching what our local systems will accept." - AVERY TRUFELMAN, National Sword, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalSword #GlobalRecyclingDay #AveryTrufelman

"At one point I was defiantly tossing my aluminum cans in the trash like, 'WAKE UP SHEEPLE, RECYCLING ISN'T REAL!'" - AVERY TRUFELMAN, National Sword, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalSword #GlobalRecyclingDay #AveryTrufelman