Every year millions of Americans come together for America Recycles Day.
It’s a chance to look at your recycling habits.
Its why I visited the biggest recycling center in Hampton Roads to see how we can all make some changes for the better.
“People love recycling. It’s a little step every day that people can do to make a huge difference for many years to come.”
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Michael Benedetto is the president and owner of TFC recycling.
He told me Hampton Roads is doing a great job with it.
“The amount of material we’re recycling is at or above the national average,” he told me
TFC provides curbside recycling for more than 60,000 homes in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Hampton, and the Outer Banks, along with other areas in the state.
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