Interested, intrigued, or confused about recycling? If so, this course is for you. Myles Cohen has been named one ofthe 100 most influential recyclers globally by Recycling International Magazine for several consecutive years. You willlearn about how recycling really works, and the myths versus the facts...cutting through the good, the bad, and theugly, as well as the economics of this exciting industry, that may, or may not, really save the world from anenvironmental standpoint. Learn about the history of the industry, the economics, the politics, and whether yourplastic bottle will really get recycled into something new or downcycled into a park bench. The course promises tobe fun and quite educational.

Myles Cohen is one of the world's leading experts in recycling, especially residential curbside recycling as well as commercial recycling. Cohen has been the president of the recycling divisions for 2 of the world's largest paper packaging manufacturers; Sonoco and Pratt Industries. He, and the teams he has led, have bought, sold, traded, and brokered over 50 million tons of recyclable materials throughout his career. The teams he led also designed, built, or managed over 40 recycling plants throughout the USA.