Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regar

  • Altima NEO
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    2010 months ago

    And it’s been known for a while now that plastics recycling is bullshit. Yet nothing has really happened.

    • Pete Hahnloser
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      310 months ago

      1 and 2 are viable … in certain situations. Had they left resin codes off anything else, things would look different. But once you get to “other” and believe that’s going anywhere other than a landfill, that’s an education problem.

      • @[email protected]
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        510 months ago

        Honestly though, in a lot of cases even if its possible to recycle it… if some shmuck isn’t poised to profit off it noone will do it. Maybe I am just a doomer, but it hurts knowing that we have the tools to make such a better world… And instead we’ve built this special little hell in our corner of the universe

      • Altima NEO
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        310 months ago

        Well the other issue, for example, my recycling pickup only takes very specific containers.

        Even if it’s the right plastic, they’ll only take round containers like jugs and tubs, no take out trays, no lids, etc.