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Dear Heloise: How can I deal with plastic produce labels that won't break down in compost? -- Gordon C., in Corona, California Gordon, these stickers cause a lot of trouble for anyone who composts.

Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of plastic collected in municipal solid waste was recycled as of 2018, the most ...