The passage below is a draft. (1) Reduce, reuse, recycle. (2) For nearly 40 years, this has been the mantra of environmentalists seeking to limit the ecological damage brought about by the accumulation of too much garbage. (3) In 2015, Americans were responsible for producing nearly 250 million tons of trash per year. (4) Many U.S. communities have implemented recycling initiatives to collect and reuse this trash, including curbside pickup, current recycling systems that utilize single-stream recycling and global changes in recycling processes make recycling an ineffective solution to the growing waste management problem. (5) Single-stream recycling refers to the process of collecting all types of recycling in one container. (6) Single-stream recycling is great for consumers, who only have to toss recyclable items into one bin, rather than separate each item based on material. (7) This means that aluminum cans, cardboard boxes, and newspapers can all be tossed in together. (8) However, the utilization of single-stream recycling creates a toss-and-go mentality that increases the number of contaminated products being sent to recycling centers. (9) Contaminated products include any items with food residue, items made from mixed materials, and low-quality plastics. (10) If an unrinsed milk carton gets pitched into