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wirebeadsreply
lemmy.ca

Yup. Recycling is bullshit and if governments had any balls and weren’t bought and owned by the petrol and other corps, they’d put 100% of the owness onus on them.

Edit: correct a spelling mistake after several commenters pointed it out. Thanks.

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growsomethinggood ()reply
reddthat.com

Recycling plastics specifically. Aluminum recycles amazingly well, and glass decently, so keep recycling those!

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socialsecurityreply
piefed.social

Paper is decent too....

I hate how poor recycling of plastics is now being used to not recycle other products that actually do recycle decently

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ChicoSuavereply
lemmy.world

I was explaining a similar frustration to a family member who said it's because there's so much plastic that it's a PITA to sort it. Between this and microplastics, we need a return to glass, wire, and cardboard.

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ryannathansreply
aussie.zone

Plastic packing tape and similar has unfortunately contaminated recycled cardboard with microplastics

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bitchkatreply
lemmy.world

I like that paper tape Amazon uses. I don't like their plastic envelopes.

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ddhreply
lemmy.sdf.org

As much as I hate Amazon and have reduced ordering from them significantly, at least in my area, they are leading everyone else in using paper packaging with no plastic.

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takedareply
lemmy.dbzer0.com

I am still confused in public places, especially that restaurants.

So for example one place has 3 bins:

  • compost
  • plastic
  • landfill

So if one has:

  • paper wrapper from a hamburger (with some of its sauce on it)
  • paper tray for fries (oily)
  • soda cup with a plastic lid and paper straw

What's the best place to put them? Obviously landfill is easiest but the worst.

Can I put the wrapper, the tray and straw in compost? They are technically paper so I'm guessing it shouldn't matter?

Is the plastic lid going to plastic, does it matter that it might be wet? Where does the cup go? Not sure of it is made of waxed paper or some hinge of plastic? Does it make sense to also put it in compost? I don't think it makes sense for plastic, and landfill seems kind of bad.

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ryannathansreply
aussie.zone

Paper go in compost

Paper cups are lined with plastic, probably one for landfill

Haven't seen a genuine waxed cup in decades

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takedareply
lemmy.dbzer0.com

Thanks will follow that advice.

I wish that since they have standardized menu they could actually list examples and help educate customer and improve the results.

I'm quite sure I'm not the only one.

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phneutralreply
feddit.org

Hemp was a widely used material around the world until the fossil industry started to build similar synthetic products from the waste of the fuel extraction. Hemp got a bad reputation because of the proximity to cannabis and the deal was sealed.

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Ænimareply
lemmy.zip

Yet you still misspelled anus, even after the edit!

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Whostosay
sh.itjust.works

So when are we going to band together and violently solve this problem?

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jouhijareply
sopuli.xyz

Shh, you're just going to get banned if you say that all capitalists should be rounded up, shot and their bodies burned

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minorkeys
lemmy.world

It's just theatre to calm us down so they can continue killing us and the planet and all life on earth because they are enslaved by their massive egos.

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Sanctus
lemmy.world

Just casually destroying the globe for the last 40 years. Fuck corporations.

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Aulireply
lemmy.ca

And the amount of plastics we use. It's disgusting when is the grocery industry going to cut back. It seems to be increasing fucking peeled mangos in plastic containers WTF the have natural protection.

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