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D.C. recycling gets low marks

Despite 20-year-old goals set by the District of Columbia to increase recycling, reporter Chris Bedford has found that the city's recycling rate remains well below its target.

After several months of investigation, Bedford found that the city has continually made excuses for its poor recycling record, lacks adequate enforcement and accountability and has failed to file an annual report on recycling in the city since 2004, as required by city statutes.
»Read his investigative report here